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EB79 – Rodolfo Novak: Coinkite And The Feature Factory

2,430 views · Published 18 May 2015 · 57:43 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: Epicenter Podcast · 2015 · Science & Technology

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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 included:
- 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

Links mentioned in this episode: 

- Coinkite: http://bit.ly/1QX86mp
- Coinkite-Ledger Partnership: http://bit.ly/1cKX58M
- How to use Ledger Nano with Coinkite: http://bit.ly/1IH8Jzh
- p2sh.info: http://bit.ly/1HpQCxF

Sponsors: 

- Shapeshift: Buy and sell alt coins instantly at http://ShapeShift.io
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