Will O’Brien on Bitcoin security and multi-sig at BitGo

InterviewOctober 19, 20149:15

In this episode

Jay Addison Technical and Media Advisor for CryptoBiz Magazine interviews Will O'Brien CEO & Founder of BitGo. BitGo, the leading bitcoin security platform and a pioneer in multi-sig technologies. Will is also an angel investor and advisor to early stage startups. Will previously held executive and leadership roles at Big Fish Games (social casino, casual games), TrialPay (in-app payments and advertising), Random Walk Computing (real-time trading technology) and has founded and operated his own startups in consumer Internet and media. Will is an accomplished public speaker and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, AllThingsD, BusinessWeek, and various industry press. He is a regular presenter at industry conferences and appeared on television. Will holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and a B.A. in Computer Science from Harvard University.

Key takeaways
  • BitGo is a bitcoin security platform that pioneered multi-signature technology for protecting digital assets.
  • Will O'Brien previously led product and business roles at gaming and fintech companies including Big Fish Games and TrialPay.
  • O'Brien holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a computer science degree from Harvard University.
  • BitGo positions itself as the leading platform for bitcoin security solutions in the cryptocurrency industry.

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