Bitcoin's Next Wave: Infrastructure, Institutional Growth & On-Chain Art – Twitter Space Recap!

Host: Bitpush

Speakers: 

• CynthiaC.eth , Artist, Daily spaces Host, Creator

• Sheldon Dearr, Ecosystem Director at Omnity Network 

• Arthur, Co-founder of The Nolcha Shows

• Patrick, COO at Carbon 

Link: https://x.com/i/spaces/1mrGmPYLXlwKy

Introductions – Roles in the Crypto Space

CynthiaC.eth: 

I'm a full-time artist specializing in illustration, photography, and poetry, often mixed. I create a daily, immutable physical piece, similar to how blockchain works. My collections are on Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Tezos. I've been in the space full-time since early 2021, and with Mr. E, I co-host a daily Twitter Space on Bitcoin, Ordinals, crypto, and art.

Arthur: 

I'm the co-founder of Nolcha. We produce events during some of the leading crypto conferences in the world, such as Consensus, Bitcoin Conference, NFT.NYC, and Art Basel. 

We aim to bring the community together through conferences, networking events, dinners, and after-parties, with the goal of onboarding new people into the industry. We come from producing consumer-branded events like New York Fashion Week for 15 years, and now we're in the crypto space.

Sheldon:  

I'm Sheldon from Omni Network, a research-first organization focused on multi-chain Bitcoin DeFi infrastructure. We recently launched DogeBridge and are upgrading RichSwap, our open-source "rooms" DEX. Our offerings include middleware for developers and multi-chain bridges. Omni's main focus is to raise the future of Bitcoin DeFi as an ICP ecosystem project.

Patrick:  

I'm Patrick, CEO of Carbon, a social engagement and gamified staking platform for Bitcoin and other chains. I've been involved in Bitcoin since 2011. We're now preparing for Bitcoin Asia, where Carbon will launch a gamified engagement system. It's an exciting time with more builders, investors, and institutions returning to the space.

Bitcoin 2025: What's the Vibe?

CynthiaC.eth:

Every single day was wonderful. I was not technically funded to be there, so I could just do whatever I liked. Hopefully, that changes in the future! It was a lot of fun. I met many people I spend a lot of time with here on Twitter. There was no worst day, that's for sure. The only challenging thing was not being able to go to every event you wanted to, as you're limited by the space-time continuum, basically.

Arthur:
Bitcoin Conference Vegas was special; getting that event together in just a few days' notice to move to a new space and seeing the whole community come together was really good. We're getting ready for NFT.NYC on June 25th. 

Patrick:
The conference was booming, with around 30,000 attendees. We had the pleasure of partnering with Omni for an event with DogeBitcoin, the number one token on Bitcoin. Everyone was very optimistic, with a lot of cool stuff happening in the Bitcoin space – people building and engaged. 

Now, after Vegas, we're getting ready for Bitcoin Asia, where Carbon is partnering with Bitcoin Conference to launch a gamified engagement system for that conference. It's exciting to see the market booming and a lot of builders, investors, and institutional players coming back into the space. When the market is down, it’s often dominated by non-believers, but now optimism is returning. 

Bitcoin & Politics

Sheldon:
I skipped JD Vance’s talk. As someone who got into Bitcoin early, I felt the administration's approach, particularly regarding figures like JD Vance, was largely a "song and dance." 

While they want crypto's benefits and voter attention, their reliance on executive orders doesn't necessarily translate to long-term beneficial regulations. 

The real progress for Bitcoin in the monetary system requires navigating a complex regulatory mesh, which executive orders can't fully enforce or bypass. 

CynthiaC.eth:
I didn’t attend JD Vance’s speech either. We’re early, and as adoption grows, power players will want a piece.I think it's inevitable. 

Once something achieves significant scale, politics gets involved; it's how society operates. It's wild that Bitcoin went from niche message boards to massive conferences attracting global political leaders. This shows crypto's increasing integration into daily life. Bitcoin's finite supply makes it a powerful asset, and those in power will inevitably want control. 

It's crucial that we, as early adopters, work with blockchains to ensure it benefits as many people as possible. I remain bullish.

Next Wave in Bitcoin & Institutional Adoption

Patrick:
Builders are what excite me most. Ordinals, Runes, BRC-20s, meme coins—they’re stretching what’s possible. Bitcoin is no longer just a store of value. It’s becoming multi-dimensional.

Sheldon:
My focus is the app-chain thesis – building specialized validator sets for specific Bitcoin DeFi use cases. This supports Bitcoin's original purpose of empowering smaller entities, especially as global monetary policies strain. 

It's a "yes to all" approach for Bitcoin's vast future, from institutional accumulation to individual utility, exemplified by how people in countries like Nigeria use Bitcoin to avoid fiat losses.

The logical next step for institutions is to use the Bitcoin network without spending Bitcoin. This involves leveraging Bitcoin for secure on-chain actions like signature grouping or key ceremonies, effectively functioning as a secure, albeit slow, "golden computer cloud" with minimal transaction costs. We're seeing rising interest from traditional finance and fintech in utilizing Bitcoin's network capabilities, not just buying it.

CynthiaC.eth:

I hope for a significant resurgence of art on Bitcoin, particularly as smart contract functionalities through protocols like Arkane and OpCat become more viable. This could reintroduce features like royalties and traceability for artists. The vast, untapped potential for immutably inscribing art on the remaining Bitcoin supply is immense, opening doors to making art and information accessible globally.

Empowering Creators on Bitcoin & ICP

Sheldon:

It requires both technical development and social consensus. 

The idea of ICP processing Bitcoin, for instance, is gaining acceptance. Bitcoin has an almost infinite development cycle, with many unused opcodes and continuous refinement. The key is to balance this technical progress with social consensus to benefit both average users and institutions simultaneously. This is a complex coordination for the world's most secure blockchain.

By May Liu

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