On September 18, the BTC ECO SUMMIT, a Bitcoin-themed summit co-hosted by BEVM, a Bitcoin layer-2 project, and UTXO, the investment arm of Bitcoin Magazine, successfully kicked off at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore.

BEVM Co-Founder Hakan and UTXO Founding Partner John Riggins delivered opening speeches. The summit is the only officially authorized Bitcoin-themed sub-venue of Token2049, running concurrently with the main venue for two days. Notable guests include Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov, Ballet Wallet, Bitcoin Foundation core member Bobby Lee, BEVM Co-Founder Hakan, UTXO Founding Partner John Riggins, Bitmain VP Irene Gao, Polychain Capital Ibrahim Yusufali, Animoca Brand David, Lightning Ventures investment partner Dr. Khushboo Khullar, and dozens of other heavyweight guests. The conference primarily revolves around a series of Bitcoin ecosystem themes, including Bitcoin expansion solutions, Bitcoin mining, BTCFI, the Lightning Network, and more.