Erik Voorhees — April 2021 The Exchange of Immutable Bitcoin It will soon be my tenth anniversary in crypto, and in the span of this decade, Bitcoin has risen from obscurity to nearly mainstream. By market value, it has grown 10,000x in 10 years. This ascent was not random or…

It’s Time to Fully Embrace Decentralized Protocols for the Protection and Dignity of Our Users. Today, ShapeShift is announcing that it has integrated decentralized exchange protocols and is sunsetting its 6+ year business of trading with customers. Because of this fundamental change to our business model, ShapeShift’s users no longer…

Building a Unified Login for Decentralized Finance — There’s an important axiom in crypto: “not your keys, not your coins.” Its meaning is simple: if you don’t have custody of the private keys which hold your digital assets, then you are beholden to a 3rd party. You have access to your assets only with their permission. Why is…

A message to the ShapeShift team amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. — What a day. Global markets are down by record levels. Europeans can’t enter the U.S. Virus numbers are jumping everywhere. Even Dogecoin is much collapsing. The world appears on fire. Things are looking dark. It bears mentioning that, like Bane from the Batman movie, Bitcoin was born in the dark. …

ShapeShift now offers zero-commission crypto trading. — Crypto’s fundamental virtue is the ability to enshrine self-sovereignty in the realm of digital value; to grant to each human on Earth the inalienable right to control what is theirs. Self-sovereignty is thus essential to a borderless, digital financial future. It is the whole point. Yet, most people still trust…