Libertarian hopes Bitcoin would ‘fix the world’ dashed in Las Vegas

Libertarian hopes Bitcoin would ‘fix the world’ dashed in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS—The blonde, leggy emcee with the British accent by way of Dubai keeps prodding the audience for more energy, but the audience assembled on the first day of Bitcoin 2025 this week was lackluster at best. According to the official website, 30,000 people registered for Bitcoin 2025, but they aren’t all here yet. To access the first day’s programming, attendees had to shell out, at minimum, $1,600 for a ticket—or at least have press creden…