Jimmy Song

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Bitcoin advocate, Developer and Author

Previously working as a software developer in a number of industries, Song joined Monetas, a crypto-finance software company, in 2014. After a one-year stint, Song joined Armory Technologies, an open-source bitcoin wallet management platform, to develop a bitcoin wallet intended for enterprise business. He then became the principal architect for Paxos, a New York-based financial institution and stablecoin issuer.

In January 2018 Song joined Blockchain Capital, a company focused on funding projects based on blockchain technology, as a bitcoin fellow. In 2019 he published “Programming Bitcoin,” a book that aims to teach readers the basics of bitcoin. In addition to his book, he runs a for-profit company, Programming Blockchain, that instructs students around the globe on different techniques to develop bitcoin.

In January 2019, Song began lecturing as a professor of two graduate-level courses at the University of Texas at Austin. He also began serving as an expert witness in certain events involving bitcoin.

Song is well known for arguing that blockchains have limited use cases. More specifically, he has argued that the blockchain’s sole use case is for “sound money” – which is how he characterizes bitcoin. He has been a vocal critic of permissioned blockchains, alternative cryptocurrencies and the argument that Ethereum will decentralize the internet.

Song has made several bets about the future of blockchain with Joseph Lubin, an Ethereum co-founder and the founder of ethereum venture studio ConsenSys.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO FAITH DRIVEN INVESTOR

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Episode 201 - Marks on the Markets: Beyond the Bubble: Why This Could Be Venture's Most Explosive Era Yet with Rob Go of NextView Ventures
Episode 201 - Marks on the Markets: Beyond the Bubble: Why This Could Be Venture's Most Explosive Era Yet with Rob Go of NextView Ventures

The venture capital world can currently feel like chaos—founders are "quietly freaking out" about AI's explosive impact while trapped in a brutal liquidity crisis that's left investors without returns for years. Yet beneath the turmoil, top VCs believe we're at the precipice of the most transformative technological revolution since the Industrial Revolution, with AI reshaping everything from software to hardware investing. In this raw conversation, three battle-tested investors reveal why they're more bullish than ever on venture capital and how faith-driven founders are stepping up to shape AI's future where social media let us down.

Episode 200 - Building More Than Returns: 200 Episodes In and Just Getting Started
Episode 200 - Building More Than Returns: 200 Episodes In and Just Getting Started

When investors start asking "What are we FOR instead of just what we're against?" everything changes—from deal selection to due diligence to the very definition of success. In this 200th episode of Faith Driven Investor, Henry Kaestner, Luke Roush, and Richard Cunningham reflect back at where the movement started and where it is headed. What began with a handful of investors has grown into a global community spanning nearly 100 countries, yet with Christians controlling over half the world's wealth, the opportunity ahead is staggering—and this milestone conversation exposes why we're still in the "top of the second inning" of a fundamental shift in how capital gets deployed.

Episode 199 - The Good Investor with Robin John, CEO & Founder of Eventide Asset Management
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What if the biggest mutual funds in America force you to invest in companies that violate your deepest values? Robin John, CEO of Eventide Asset Management, refused to accept that trade-off and built a different path—one where capital flows toward companies that actually make the world better. In this raw conversation about his new book "The Good Investor," discover why the question isn't just what you won't invest in, but what you should be rooting for every single day.

Episode 198 - Marks on the Markets: Credit Downgrades, Trade Wars, and the Magnificent Seven with Matt Monson of Sovereign's Capital
Episode 198 - Marks on the Markets: Credit Downgrades, Trade Wars, and the Magnificent Seven with Matt Monson of Sovereign's Capital

With the US credit rating downgraded and tariffs reshaping global trade, markets are sending mixed signals about what comes next. Hosts Richard Cunningham and John Coleman welcome Matt Monson, Partner of Public Equity at Sovereign's Capital, to break down why the Magnificent Seven's dominance might be masking hidden risks in your portfolio and how massive AI investments from Middle Eastern partners could reshape America's economic future. From the Federal Reserve's impossible position to the real impact of trade uncertainty on Main Street businesses, this episode cuts through the noise to reveal what investors actually need to know.

Episode 197 - Nothing to Fear, Nothing to Hide: Brent Beshore's Viral Letter
Episode 197 - Nothing to Fear, Nothing to Hide: Brent Beshore's Viral Letter

When Brent Beshore penned his annual letter reflecting on lives disassembling around him, he never expected it would resonate so deeply with business leaders and investors across the country. His invitation to step into "nothing to fear, nothing to hide" relationships offers a refreshing counterpoint to the isolation that often accompanies success in today's achievement-oriented culture. Through his 30-year investment horizon at Permanent Equity, Beshore demonstrates how faith-informed patience might just produce better returns—both financially and humanly—than the standard "buy, lever, strip and flip" model.

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