Thomas Pacchia - Hash Function
Thomas brings 10+ years of full-time Bitcoin expertise, including BOD Member at Stronghold Digital Mining and Advisor to Luxor Tech and will lead company strategy & vision, investment sourcing, strategy execution, and product development.
In 2022, Thomas founded and opened PubKey, a NYC based Bitcoin bar and media house with the mission to create a network of bitcoin centric cultural centers. Prior to founding Hash Function, Thomas founded HODL Capital in 2017, a private fund focused on the bitcoin and the hashrate markets. Prior to HODL, Thomas was a founding team member of Fidelity Digital Asset Services and Director in Fidelity’s Bitcoin Incubator and an early employee at Digital Asset Holdings.
Thomas started his career as a swap and derivative lawyer at Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft. He holds a JD, LLM, and MSc.
Session
Bitcoin miners have been starved for commercial hedging tools. Bitcoin assets and US Dollar liabilities opens businesses up to significant risks. The tools to manage these risks are starting to develop but the markets remain immature. What tools are there today and what can be built to better stabilize miners?