Pierre Rochard has served as VP of Research at Riot Platforms since July 2022, after initially joining the company in 2019 as an Advisor. Mr. Rochard has researched and written about Bitcoin since early 2013 and co-founded the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute in 2014 to curate the best primary source literature. In addition to developing open-source Bitcoin software and launching the Lightning product at Kraken, Mr. Rochard is a widely respected advocate for Bitcoin’s decentralized governance and value. Mr. Rochard co-hosts the Noded Bitcoin Podcast and the Bitcoin for Advisors Podcast.