#079 Rodolfo Novak: Coinkite and the Feature Factory

Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

• Episode: #079 Rodolfo Novak: Coinkite and the Feature Factory
• Website: Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies
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• Duration: 12:57:00
• Published: 2015-05-18 17:52

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Started in May 2013, Coinkite has by now almost advanced to senior citizen status in the short-lived Bitcoin startup space. CEO Rodolfo Novak joined us for a discussion about what drove their initial interest in Bitcoin, why they initially focused on providing ‘bank-like’ services and how they’ve transitioned to powering the infrastructure of countless Bitcoin startups with their API. We also discussed multi-sig and the business strategy they pursued that allowed them to be profitable and not require venture funding.

Topics covered in this episode:

• How Coinkite started
• Why they have come away from calling themselves a Bitcoin bank
• Why they have been putting so much emphasis on multi-sig
• How they’ve ended up building an insane amount of features
• The transition of their business model to providing a powerful API for startups
• What the Bitcoin ecosystem in Toronto is like

Episode links:

• Coinkite
• Coinkite-Ledger Partnership
• How to use Ledger Nano with Coinkite
• p2sh.info

This episode was hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture, and is availble on YouTube, SoundCloud, and our website.