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| Bishop was an "early technical hire" at [[LedgerX]] (which later became [[FTX US Derivatives]]).((Frankenfield, J., Chavarria, A., & Logan, M. (2022, November 17). //What Was FTX US Derivatives (Formerly LedgerX)?// Investopedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20230115040334/https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/ledgerx.asp)) In his position, he acted as "a bridge to the [[Bitcoin Core]] project and Bitcoin Core developer community to keep updated on important protocol developments, to relentlessly track and document everything, and to participate in the technical proposal review process." He worked at the company from September 2014 to September 2018.((//Bryan Bishop - Experience.// LinkedIn. Retrieved January 21, 2023, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-bishop-3a63978/details/experience/)) | Bishop was an "early technical hire" at [[LedgerX]] (which later became [[FTX US Derivatives]]).((Frankenfield, J., Chavarria, A., & Logan, M. (2022, November 17). //What Was FTX US Derivatives (Formerly LedgerX)?// Investopedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20230115040334/https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/ledgerx.asp)) In his position, he acted as "a bridge to the [[Bitcoin Core]] project and Bitcoin Core developer community to keep updated on important protocol developments, to relentlessly track and document everything, and to participate in the technical proposal review process." He worked at the company from September 2014 to September 2018.((//Bryan Bishop - Experience.// LinkedIn. Retrieved January 21, 2023, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-bishop-3a63978/details/experience/)) |
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| In May 2018, Bishop attended the [[Genome Project-write]] (GP-write) conference at the [[Center of Excellence for Engineering Biology]] with his business partner [[Max Berry]].((Shanks, P. (2019, February 8). //The Bitcoin Baby Project.// Center for Genetics and Society. https://web.archive.org/web/20230122195002/https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/biopolitical-times/bitcoin-baby-project)) Bishop is easily identified in several photos on the event webpage.((//GP-write Scientific Working Meeting | May 1, 2018.// The Center of Excellence for Engineering Biology. Retrieved January 22, 2023, from https://archive.ph/LOm33)) | In May 2018, Bishop attended the [[Genome Project-write]] (GP-write) conference at the [[Center of Excellence for Engineering Biology]] with his business partner [[Max Berry]].((Shanks, P. (2019, February 8). //The Bitcoin Baby Project.// Center for Genetics and Society. https://web.archive.org/web/20230122195002/https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/biopolitical-times/bitcoin-baby-project)) Bishop is easily identified in several photos on the event webpage.((//GP-write Scientific Working Meeting | May 1, 2018.// The Center of Excellence for Engineering Biology. Retrieved January 22, 2023, from https://archive.ph/LOm33)) The pair reportedly networked with event hosts [[George Church]] and [[Andrew Hessel]]. |
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| In September 2018, Bishop co-authored a letter to the [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] (SEC) along with former [[Morgan Stanley]] managing director [[Caitlin Long]], e-commerce coder [[Christopher Allen]], founder of [[Ernst & Young]]’s blockchain team [[Angus Champion de Crespigny]] and fund manager attorney [[Gavin Fearey]], warning the agency "against certain types of enterprise adoption."((Castillo, M. del. (2018, September 21). //Bitcoin Core Developer Joins Forces With Former Morgan Stanley Exec To Warn SEC.// Forbes. https://web.archive.org/web/20230122162033/https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2018/09/21/bitcoin-core-developer-joins-forces-with-former-morgan-stanley-exec-to-warn-sec/?sh=5387ba905baf)) | In September 2018, Bishop co-authored a letter to the [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] (SEC) along with former [[Morgan Stanley]] managing director [[Caitlin Long]], e-commerce coder [[Christopher Allen]], founder of [[Ernst & Young]]’s blockchain team [[Angus Champion de Crespigny]] and fund manager attorney [[Gavin Fearey]], warning the agency "against certain types of enterprise adoption."((Castillo, M. del. (2018, September 21). //Bitcoin Core Developer Joins Forces With Former Morgan Stanley Exec To Warn SEC.// Forbes. https://web.archive.org/web/20230122162033/https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2018/09/21/bitcoin-core-developer-joins-forces-with-former-morgan-stanley-exec-to-warn-sec/?sh=5387ba905baf)) |
| In October 2018, [[BEAM]] announced that Bishop had been brought on as its strategic and technical advisor.((Issembert, B. (2019, January 11). //Bryan Bishop x BEAM Advisory Announcement.// BEAM Privacy. https://web.archive.org/web/20230122085334/https://medium.com/beam-mw/bryan-bishop-x-beam-advisory-announcement-ea5b1ddc03e0)) | In October 2018, [[BEAM]] announced that Bishop had been brought on as its strategic and technical advisor.((Issembert, B. (2019, January 11). //Bryan Bishop x BEAM Advisory Announcement.// BEAM Privacy. https://web.archive.org/web/20230122085334/https://medium.com/beam-mw/bryan-bishop-x-beam-advisory-announcement-ea5b1ddc03e0)) |
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| === Custodia Bank === | Bishop and biotech engineer [[Max Berry]] started a [[designer baby]] company, for which they sought advice from [[Anders Sandberg]] at the [[University of Oxford]] in an effort to win the endorsement of [[George Church]].((Regalado, A. (2019, February 1). //The DIY designer baby project funded with Bitcoin.// MIT Technology Review. https://archive.ph/lgB0w)) He also spoke with [[Andrew Hessel]], CEO of [[pharmaceutical_companies:Humane Genomics]], whom he had known for several years. Bishop sold materials to [[David Ishee]] for his own [[genetic engineering]] experiments on Dalmatians. |
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| He co-founded [[Avanti Bank & Trust]], later renamed [[Custodia Bank]], in March 2020. He served as Chief Technology Officer at the company. | He co-founded [[Avanti Bank & Trust]], later renamed [[Custodia Bank]], in March 2020. He served as Chief Technology Officer at the company. |
