Most Bitcoin conferences are 30,000 people, vanilla panels, and a badge you never look at again. The Bitcoin Financial Services Summit is the opposite — 200 curated seats, speakers you can actually walk up and talk to, and a room where roughly 80% of the people on stage are founders or executives still building through the bear market.

No guest this week — Wyatt and Jordan take a rare solo pod to break down everything coming to Denver October 20–22, and why this year's summit is bigger and better than year one.

They start with the venue: The Space, a member-run Bitcoin citadel in Denver with miners heating the floors (and the hot tub), and walk through the new Tuesday–Thursday schedule built for Bitcoiners with families — golf scramble and welcome party Tuesday, core summit Wednesday and Thursday, wine and bourbon tastings, and a private-land mountain hike. Long group meals, intentional networking blocks, and zero chance you're scarfing down a burrito while someone herds you back to a talk.

Then the big announcement: continuing education. BFFS and Unchained are bringing real CPE credits for CPAs and financial advisors to the summit — with CLE for attorneys on the roadmap and a self-serve web platform launching later this year. If professionals are forced to grind out credits every December anyway, why not earn them learning about Bitcoin custody, tax, and estate planning — and stop bleeding high-net-worth clients to advisors who scoff at the asset?

They run through the sponsor lineup — Falcon Rappaport & Berkman, Quantify Funds, Sound HSA, River, and Unchained — and the first wave of speakers: Joe Kelly (Unchained), Stephen Cole (Castle), Matt McClintock, Tim Kotzman, Jeff Walton, and Eric Yakes, with a possible moderated Bitcoin treasury debate in the works.

They close with the case for showing up now: the people at a Bitcoin event 40–50% off the highs are the core group. In five years, when the Big Four are offering Bitcoin CPE, you'll wish you'd been in this room.

🎟️ Join Us in Denver, Bitcoin Financial Services Summit The Bitcoin Financial Services Summit returns October 20-22 in Denver, Colorado. RIAs, CPAs, lenders, miners, treasury companies, and Bitcoin-native operators all in one room. If you want to understand where Bitcoin and finance is going next, this is where you need to be. Get your tickets at bffs.media

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

01:06 Welcome to Bitcoin for Financial Services Media

02:03 A Rare Solo Pod: Summit Edition

04:51 The Space: Denver's Bitcoin Citadel Venue

07:52 Golf, Hikes, Tastings, and a Family-Friendly Schedule

11:01 Bitcoin Only — No Crypto, No "Digital Assets"

13:57 Why In-Person Events Matter More Than Ever

17:06 The 2026 Sponsor Lineup

21:44 Sound HSA, River, and Unchained

24:51 The Big One: Bitcoin CPE for CPAs and Advisors

30:15 Inside the Three-Day Schedule

36:50 First Wave of Speakers (and a Possible Treasury Debate)

42:40 Bear Market Conferences: Why You Want to Be in This Room

Host Links

Wyatt O'Rourke

X: x.com/wyattorourke_

Website: basilic.io

Jordan Guess

X: x.com/jordanguess

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jordan-guess-cpa

Website: bitment.co

Bitcoin Financial Services Media

X: x.com/bffs_media

Website: bffs.media

YouTube: @bffs_media

Show Sponsors Basilic Financial: Your wealth deserves intention. Basilic is a Bitcoin-focused wealth management firm helping clients find balance between money and meaning. Financial planning, individual wealth management, retirement services for SMBs, and Bitcoin financial services. basilic.io

Bitment: Tired of messy CSVs and broken cost basis? Bitment is the first Bitcoin-native accounting platform for CPAs, advisors, miners, and serious investors. Clean Bitcoin bank statements, reliable cost tracking, full reporting, and seamless fiat integration through Plaid. bitment.co

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