Markus Perdrizat
Markus has been building Bitcoin financial markets infrastructure since 2016. Now as independent product and security advisor; previously he was CPO Bitcoin Suisse, CEO Swiss Crypto Vault and Head PwC Blockchain Competence Center.
Why is Bitcoin interesting?
A decentralized, trustless, open source database technology that manages money natively? Count me in!
Expertise
Financial markets technology infrastructure since 2000, with a focus on distributed systems and databases. Chair of the Crypto Valley Association Cybersecurity Working Group. Teaching Crypto Infrastructure at HSLU and CCFE. Mined my first Bitcoin in 2013.
Favorite Quote
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool” – Richard Feynman
Research & Public Engagement
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