The Future of The Future of Bitcoin Custody - (a panel discussion) from Pacific Bitcoin 2023
TL;DR: Cory Klippsten, CEO of Swan hosts a chat with Mike Belshe, CEO of BitGo live at Pacific Bitcoin Festival 2023. They talk about the present state and future outlook of Bitcoin custody.
Hey Bitcoiners,
Cory Klippsten, CEO of Swan, and Mike Belshe, CEO of BitGo, recently engaged in a discussion at the Pacific Bitcoin Festival 2023. Their conversation primarily focused on Bitcoin custody, especially in the context of institutional multi-signature (multi-sig) solutions. They touched upon the current state of Bitcoin custody, the importance of multi-sig for institutional investors, and the challenges posed by legal and regulatory frameworks.
The discussion included insights into the future outlook of Bitcoin custody, regulatory hurdles, and the impact on institutional adoption, emphasizing the significance of security, risk management, and user education in this evolving cryptocurrency landscape.
Enjoy!
Tick tock next block,
Cory Klippsten
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Quote of the Day
“[Custody] is the missing piece for infrastructure - it’s a treacherous environment today. Hedge funds need it, they can’t participate in digital currency until they have a place to store it that’s regulated.”
- Mike Belshe, BitGo Co-founder and CEO
Job of the Day
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 globally distributed team.
The Role
Swan is enhancing and rebuilding its financial core to support a quickly growing business. We are currently building a team to focus on financial technology. Here are some of the things you will work on:
Architecting and designing data models and systems related to financial ledgering
Integrating core banking, ledgering, reconciliation, accounting, and reporting systems
Diagramming and documenting complex financial systems and flows
Skills and Experience That Will Help You Succeed
Senior level experience with SQL, data modeling, and REST APIs
Experience at a Bank, Trust Company, Fintech, or other financial institution working on core financial primitives. At least 5 years of total software development experience, with at least 2 years at a financial institution or fintech
Commitment to great architecture, clean code, unit testing, and excellence in documentation. Well developed opinions on software architecture and principles of development in high scale systems
Experience with NodeJS is preferred, but senior level experience in any similar environment works. AWS experience is a big plus
Strong desire to self-organize work and demonstrated history of high bandwidth communication in a fully remote company
Here's a Bit About Our Culture
We’re a growing team: Fully distributed across the world, Slack and Huddles are huge here.
We’re very flat: Leadership is desired and encouraged; we hire people who care about and use the product they are working on.
We’re Bitcoiners: We find solutions that encourage Bitcoin principles. We are often involved in the Bitcoin community through writing, podcasts, conferences, open source projects, and time spent on Twitter to help educate the masses. We love Bitcoin, and it comes through in our daily chats, meetings, and actions.
Join Us, Become a Swan!
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Event of the Day
Plan B Forum - a joint initiative between the City of Lugano and Tether
Lugano, Switzerland
October 20 - 21, 2023
On the 3rd of March 2022, the City of Lugano and Tether Operations Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on Plan ₿. Check out this 60-second highlight video from Day 1 of last year’s event.
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Meme of the Day
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