Cypher Tank
Cypher Tank is a Bitcoin and freedom-tech pitch competition filmed as a business reality show, with judges called the 'Honey Badgers'. Founders pitch for direct investment from the judges.
What it does
Cypher Tank is a Bitcoin and freedom-tech pitch competition filmed as a business reality show, with judges called the 'Honey Badgers'. Founders pitch for direct investment from the judges.
Background
Cypher Tank's site says the show selects the best founders from more than 150 applicants and stays with them through every phase, from idea to network and from ecosystem to market [cyphertank.org]. Its judges, the 'Honey Badgers', ask hard questions because the show is about long-term impact rather than easy money. Episodes are also available on YouTube and Rumble, the site is in English and Italian, and it is published by Hedwig Tech Sagl.
At Plan ₿ Week Lugano 2026
Season 2 finale filmed at PoW.Space on 26–27 Oct (Golden Ticket). Sponsors listed: Plan B VC Funds and Fondazione Lugano Plan B. Events: Cypher Tank.
Listed from the public Plan ₿ Week schedule (planbweek.com, checked 21 October 2026). Being listed here does not mean any partnership with this site.
See also
- Plan ₿ VC FundPlan ₿ VC Fund, operated by Plan B Network SA in Lugano, invests in Bitcoin, Lightning, RGB and peer-to-peer technology startups, with tracks for Bitcoin tech, Lightning tech, Pear tech and emerging markets.
- Lugano's Plan ₿ (City of Lugano, Tether, Plan ₿ Foundation)Lugano's Plan ₿ describes itself as a citywide initiative by the City of Lugano and Tether to make Lugano the European hub for Bitcoin, blockchain and decentralised technologies, executed and guided by the Plan ₿ Foundation. It says Bitcoin and USD₮ are accepted for municipal services, taxes and daily commerce in Lugano.
References
- Cypher Tank: official site (cyphertank.org) cyphertank.org
- bitcoinmagazine.com/news/cypher-tank-bitcoin-event-returns bitcoinmagazine.com
- Plan ₿ Week 2026: Cypher Tank planbweek.com