The Minds Behind the Pages
OGs, builders, cypherpunks, economists and privacy advocates. Every voice in Passphrase is chosen for depth.
Author & Bitcoin Advocate
Award-winning dentist turned Bitcoin advocate. Author of Truth Decay — How Bitcoin Fixes This, ranked among the top 100 Bitcoin books of all time. Introduced Bitcoin as a payment method in her own dental practice in 2016.
Bitcoin Developer
Theoretical physicist who created Electrum in 2011 — one of the oldest and most trusted Bitcoin wallets in the world. Founded Electrum Technologies GmbH in Berlin in 2013 and continues to develop the project today.
Bitcoin Developer & Economist
Founder of Layer Two Labs and creator of Drivechain (BIP 300/301). Former researcher at Yale Economics. Combines economic rigour with deep technical knowledge to propose ambitious improvements to the Bitcoin protocol.
Cypherpunk & Author
OG cypherpunk and co-founder of Paralelná Polis — running fully on Bitcoin since 2014. Author of Cryptocurrencies: Hack Your Way to a Better Life. A passionate advocate for the Bitcoin parallel economy and individual sovereignty.
Privacy Advocate & Educator
VP of Operations at Cake Wallet and host of the Opt Out podcast. A pseudonymous privacy educator writing accessibly about Bitcoin privacy, self-custody, and financial sovereignty.
Bitcoin Journalist & Author
Former Editor-in-Chief of Bitcoin Magazine and author of The Genesis Book — the definitive history of the ideas and people that led to Bitcoin. He has covered Bitcoin with rare technical depth for over a decade.
Economist & Author
Professor of Economics at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid and Fellow of the Mises Institute. Author of The Tragedy of the Euro, translated into 16 languages. A leading Austrian School voice on sound money and deflation.
Author & Cypherpunk
First-generation cypherpunk, co-founder of Cryptohippie, and author of the seminal novel A Lodging of Wayfaring Men — a work that predicted and inspired the rise of digital currencies. Writes the Freeman's Perspective newsletter.
Economist & Banking Expert
Professor of Banking who coined the term "quantitative easing" and conducted groundbreaking research on how commercial banks actually create money. Author of Princes of the Yen. A rare economist who combines institutional depth with critical insight.
Independent Journalist & Activist
Independent journalist, host of the You're The Voice podcast (3M+ views), and former global CMO. Featured by the Wall Street Journal as one of Israel's 2022 top tech leaders. A sharp, dissident voice on financial sovereignty and CBDC risks.
Bitcoin Educator & Entrepreneur
An active member of the Czech Bitcoin community, contributing practical insights on Bitcoin adoption, education. Founder of BTC Prague.
Author, Comedian & Financial Writer
Author of Bitcoin: The Future of Money? — one of the first mainstream books on Bitcoin — and Daylight Robbery. He blends financial insight with rare wit, making complex economic ideas genuinely entertaining and accessible.
Bitcoin Writer
A thoughtful contributor to the Bitcoin cultural conversation, writing on topics of sovereignty, self-custody, and the social dimensions of sound money.
Bitcoin Security & Self-Custody
Founder of KeychainX wallet recovery services.
Pseudonymous Bitcoin Developer
Working on Hashpool.
Pseudonymous Author
Writing under initials in the tradition of Bitcoin's founding ethos. A contributor whose ideas stand on their own merit, independent of identity or institution.
Bitcoin Writer & Educator
A contributor focused on Bitcoin education and community building, bringing accessible perspectives on monetary philosophy and the practical realities of the Bitcoin lifestyle.
Bitcoin Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur active in the European Bitcoin ecosystem, contributing on topics of Bitcoin adoption in business, the circular economy, and building sovereign enterprises on a sound money standard.
Bitcoin Writer
A writer exploring the intersections of Bitcoin, philosophy, and personal sovereignty. Contributing long-form work to the Passphrase tradition of slow, lasting media.
Founder, Bitcoin Hotel
Founder of the Bitcoin Hotel project — a living experiment in running a fully Bitcoin-native hospitality business. His work proves that the Bitcoin circular economy is not a theoretical concept but a daily reality.
President of Liberland
President and founder of the Free Republic of Liberland — a micronation between Croatia and Serbia with Bitcoin as its official currency and blockchain as its constitutional backbone. A radical practitioner of libertarian political philosophy.
Bitcoin & Lightning Developer
A pseudonymous open-source developer contributing to Bitcoin and Lightning Network infrastructure, including work on RaspiBlitz. A technical voice for running your own sovereign Bitcoin node.
Bitcoin Educator & Writer
A writer and educator contributing to Bitcoin literacy in Europe, bringing perspectives from the Baltic region on financial sovereignty, privacy, and monetary education for a new generation.
Bitcoin Writer
A contributor writing on Bitcoin from Latin American and global south perspectives, exploring how sound money and financial sovereignty are most vital for those most affected by currency debasement and economic exclusion.
Bitcoin Community Builder
A contributor from the Bitmars project, writing on Bitcoin circular economies, grassroots community building, and the human stories behind Bitcoin adoption around the world.
Author & Entrepreneur
Author of The UnCommunist Manifesto and The Bushido of Bitcoin. Founder of The Bitcoin Times, the Amber app, and the Spirit of Satoshi LLM. Now building Satlantis — a Bitcoin-native events and travel platform. One of Bitcoin's most uncompromising intellectual voices.
CEO & Co-Founder, Edge Wallet
CEO and co-founder of Edge, one of the most widely used self-custody Bitcoin and crypto wallets. A long-standing advocate for user-controlled keys and financial sovereignty, Paul brings a builder's perspective on what real Bitcoin adoption looks like at scale.
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