Francis Pouliot
CEO And Founder at Bull Bitcoin
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolFrancis Pouliot is a veteran Bitcoin entrepreneur and founder with 11+ years building non-custodial, Bitcoin-only financial infrastructure from the ground up. Since founding Bull Bitcoin in 2015 he has led the company to become a widely trusted, open-source-first exchange and payment processor that acquired and scaled the world’s first Bitcoin bill payment service in Canada. A cypherpunk Bitcoin maximalist and industry spokesperson, he pairs technical product leadership with policy expertise from roles advising regulators and serving on crypto fund governance. His background as a public policy analyst and an MA in Public Policy from King’s College London informs a rare combination of advocacy, research and product-first thinking. He has repeatedly chosen bootstrapped, mission-driven routes over outside capital, demonstrating sustainable, principle-led growth. Based in Montreal, he quietly influences standards through open-source infrastructure like Cyphernode and long-standing industry governance roles.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) International/Global Studies, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) International/Global Studies at Université de MontréalDiploma of collegial studies International Humanities, Diploma of collegial studies International Humanities at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Master of Arts (M.A.) Public Policy, Master of Arts (M.A.) Public Policy at King's College London
French, English, Italian
Github Skills (100)
bitcoind10
python10
lightning-network10
payment-gateway10
cryptocurrency10
crowdfunding10
p2p10
wallet10
architecture10
point-of-sale10
exchange10
payment10
lightning10
locked10
bitcoin10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
SatoshiPortal/bech32-compatible
Mar 2019 - May 2019
Contributions:8 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
FrancisPouliot/cyphernode
Oct 2020 - Oct 2020
Modular Bitcoin full-node microservices API server architecture and utilities toolkit to build scalable, secure and featureful apps and services without trusted third parties
Contributions:5 commits, 12 PRs, 31 pushes in 1 day
secureapiscalabletrustedparties
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