For its next session on Thursday, November 20th, BTC VanCity welcomes Shone Anstey, the of CEO of LQwD Technologies.
About LQWD Technologies Corp.
LQWD Technologies is a publicly-traded Canadian company (TSXV: LQWD / OTCQX: LQWDF) that has built a compelling niche at the intersection of Bitcoin and payments technology.
At its core, LQWD operates a dual-strategy business model:
- Bitcoin Treasury Accumulation – The company steadily accumulates Bitcoin, holding its reserves unencumbered and debt-free.
- Lightning Network Infrastructure – LQWD deploys Bitcoin into enterprise-grade, global payment-node infrastructure on the Lightning Network (LN), enabling rapid, low-cost Bitcoin transactions and earning routing fees.
Together, these pillars aim to position LQWD as a first mover in the next wave of Bitcoin adoption — not just as a store of value, but as a payments infrastructure company built for the decentralized, internet-age economy.
About Shone Anstey, CEO
Shone Anstey serves as CEO and Chairman of LQWD. He brings more than a decade of experience in cryptocurrency, mining, analytics and compliance. Under his leadership, LQWD has doubled down on expanding its Bitcoin holdings and scaling its Lightning Network presence. For example, in late 2025 LQWD announced that it holds approximately 252.5 BTC, reflecting its discipline in accumulation.
What to Expect at the Meetup
Attendees will get direct insight into how LQWD is tackling real-world adoption of Bitcoin payments, the operational challenges of running a global Lightning node network, and how a public company positions itself to benefit from the growing Lightning ecosystem. Shone will share LQWD’s current metrics, strategic priorities, and future vision for how Bitcoin and Lightning converge in a world of instant, peer-to-peer value transfer.
🗓 Thursday, November 20, 2025
🕔 Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST
📍 Funk Coffee Bar
1025 Dunsmuir St · Vancouver, BC
✨ BTC VanCity is a group open to anyone interested in Bitcoin. Our goal is to bring people together to learn, network and discuss all things related to Bitcoin and the Lightning Network and how it can solve many of the worlds issues starting with the broken modern monetary systems in place today.