SEC vs. Crypto (a video) featuring Natalie Brunnel

TL;DR: The highlight reel of the SEC's cases against crytpo exchanges in 7 minutes.

Jun 23, 2023

Hey Bitcoiners,

Natalie Brunell and the Hard Money team at Swan have put together this short video highlighting the details and reasoning behind the SEC’S charges against Binance and Coinbase. I hope you find it informative.

Enjoy!

Tick tock next block,
Cory Klippsten

Quote of the Day

“Bitcoin is a way out of our current system, which is exclusionary and unjust, and tends to prey on the weak and disenfranchised while letting the corrupt Davos crowd walk free.” — Alex Gladstein

Job of the Day

Bitcoin Adoption Specialist — Swan Bitcoin

The Company

Swan is a leading Bitcoin-only financial services company supporting individuals and companies throughout their Bitcoin journey. We hire passionate Bitcoiners who want to work with a self-motivated and fully distributed startup team.

The Role

We are looking for a Bitcoin Adoption Specialist to join our front line Customer Success team. In this role, you will be the first point of contact for many new Bitcoiners as they embark on their journey into Bitcoin. Helping them understand the importance of this world changing technology, how to responsibly acquire Bitcoin and take self-custody, and how they can overall protect their wealth both now and for the future.

You will be laser focused on doing what’s good for Bitcoin and Bitcoiners, helping new Swans with every step on their journey into the future of money.

Your responsibilities

Provide advice to customers on using Swan and Bitcoin in general.
Help educate new Bitcoiners on the importance of Bitcoin and why only Bitcoin is important.
Triage customers needs on a variety of questions and provide a world-class client experience
Work to coordinate platform-wide improvements with our internal teams and onboarding partners.
Answer customer questions via email, phone, and video call.
Resolve questions and complaints and work with our engineers to follow up on technical issues.
Provide advice to customers on using Swan Bitcoin and Bitcoin in general.
Write and edit FAQs as needed.
Answer basic questions about Swan and Bitcoin for users on social media.
Assist our marketing team with onboarding new users.

Skills and experience that will help you succeed

Strong understanding of Bitcoin and the difference between Bitcoin and “Crypto”. We hire Bitcoiners, not crypto-enthusiasts. You should be excited to talk about Bitcoin, A LOT!
2+ years studying Bitcoin deeply (aka ‘down the rabbit hole’) with personal experience purchasing Bitcoin, self-custody, cold storage, etc.
Experience in customer service.
Familiarity with ZenDesk.
Excellent oral and written communication skills with business writing experience.
Fast typer (more than 70 wpm) with fast internet access and a stable workspace.
Experience breaking down complex topics into easy to understand steps for customers.
Experience working independently as well as within small teams.
Experience learning and adopting high-volume, repeatable processes.

Here's a bit about our culture

We’re a growing team: Fully distributed across the world, Slack and video conferencing are huge here.
We’re very flat: Leadership is desired and encouraged; we hire people who care about the product they are working on.
We’re Bitcoiners: We find solutions that encourage Bitcoin principles. Many of us pull double duty alongside our main job, producing content for Bitcoin newsletters, podcasts, social audio platforms, and YouTube shows, and spend some of the day on Twitter educating the masses. We love Bitcoin, and it comes through in our daily chats, meetings, and actions.