2025-10-18 –, Presentation Side
A comprehensive walk through of bitcoin’s journey, from acquisition and custody to planning, lending, and inheritance. Panelists will highlight the full lifecycle of bitcoin in financial services and how professionals can guide clients every step of the way.
A comprehensive walk through of bitcoin’s journey, from acquisition and custody to planning, lending, and inheritance. Panelists will highlight the full lifecycle of bitcoin in financial services and how professionals can guide clients every step of the way.
Senior Loan Officer with Revolution Mortgage and a bitcoin journey starting in 2018.
Mr. McManus joined Fold in April 2025 and serves as the Chief Operating Officer (COO). In his role, Matt will work with senior management to oversee Fold’s day-to-day operations and ensure the execution of the company’s strategic plans. Prior to joining Fold, Matt was the Chief Product Officer for Unchained Capital, Inc., where he was responsible for leading the company’s product strategy, development, and execution. Before Unchained, Matt worked with some of the world’s biggest brands, including Twitter, Capital One, PBS & PBS KIDS, National Geographic, and Marriott. Mr. McManus earned his Bachelor of Science in Information Science, Systems and Technology from the College of Engineering at Cornell University
Chantel is Vice President of Operations and Risk Officer at Bitcoin Well (TSXV: BTCW), a publicly traded company delivering non-custodial bitcoin services across Canada and the U.S. She leads operations, finance, compliance, and Bitcoin Well Infinite, their large transactions division, helping high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutions integrate bitcoin into long-term strategies with the security of self-custody.
Mark Connors is the founder of Risk Dimensions, an OCRO (Outsourced Chief Risk Officer) advisory that integrates his 35 years of institutional investment and financing experience with the recent advancements of bitcoin and AI. More recently, Mark led research at 3iQ during the 2022–23 crypto winter, where he applied behavioral finance, debt-cycle frameworks, and traditional risk models to contextualize the crisis—not as a protocol failure, but a failure of market participants.