Nashville Energy and Mining Summit 2024

Rod [@bitkite] is a seasoned technology professional with ~20 years of experience in the industry, including management and senior management roles. He has spent the past ~6 years focusing on Bitcoin.

His focus is centered on Bitcoin mining where he invests in a variety of different mining operations through his firm Galactic Freedom Company and their subsequent funds. He co-hosts POD256 a weekly podcast focused on bitcoin, mining, and energy with Econoalchemist and Bitcoin Brainstorm, a monthly conversation with ARK Invest's Cathie Wood and Yassine Elmandjra and leaders in the Bitcoin space.

He is also dedicated to helping educate and grow local Bitcoin communities. In 2022, he co-founded Bitcoin Park, a community-supported campus in Nashville that is focused on grassroots Bitcoin adoption and serves as a hub for Bitcoin enthusiasts to work, learn, collaborate, and build.

In addition to his professional pursuits, Rod is also an early stage angel investor and has invested in companies such as Calm, Teachable, 15Five, and others.

Long Bitcoin. Long Tennessee.