Pierre Rochard is the CEO of The Bitcoin Bond Company and Co-Founder of the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute, with over a decade of leadership in Bitcoin development and advocacy. He previously served as VP of Research at Riot Platforms and as a Product Manager at Kraken, where he launched Lightning Network integration and shaped Bitcoin product strategy. Rochard is also the founder of Lightning Power Users, a Steward for Catholic Bitcoiners, and an active contributor to Bitcoin infrastructure, protocol research, and education.