Rod Roudi
Rod Roudi is an entrepreneur and technology professional with 20 years of experience in the industry, including management and senior management roles. He has spent the past ~7 years focusing his time, capital, and reputation on Bitcoin, the monetary network aka the blockchain and bitcoin, the reserve asset and medium of exchange.
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, TN that is focused on grassroots freedom tech and Bitcoin adoption and serves as a hub for Bitcoin enthusiasts to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
His focus is also 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 also co-founded a 501c3 non-profit, The 256 Foundation, based in Nashville, TN with the objective to support developers and educators with grants while they work to advance free and open-source Bitcoin mining software, firmware, and hardware solutions; develop secure and sustainable energy initiatives; and foster innovations that put more hashrate in the hands of the many.
He hosts and participates in a number of podcasts including a collaboration with Bitcoin Park x ARK Invest called Bitcoin Brainstorm: YouTube
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.
He lives in Nashville, TN with his wife, Helen, and four amazing children.
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TELEHASH hosted by pod256 hosts Rod @bitkite and Econoalchemist
More details to come. Please RSVP in the meantime if you plan to join us!
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Date: Wednesday, Jan 29th 2025
Doors open: 4:30p CT
Meetup starts: 5:30p CT
Open House, a monthly bitcoin community meetup focused on actionable discussions and as always, the opportunity to meet other Bitcoin curious/focused folks in the community.
Initial Speakers:
- TBD
Please RSVP as space will be limited.
If this is your first time at one of our meetups, we have a few simple guidelines to enhance everyone’s experience:
- our meetups and events have a simple and singular focus: Bitcoin. All of our topics and discussions will be centered around Bitcoin, the global monetary network, and bitcoin, the reserve asset. If you are interested in crypto tokens, stocks, blockchains, altcoins, alternative investing, NFTs, etc. that is completely fine. There are a number of other meetups to join. This meetup however is just focused on Bitcoin
- please no photos unless everyone agrees and there are not any other folks in the background. We respect everyone’s privacy and want everyone to feel comfortable as they participate
- while the group discussion is going, please keep side conversations to none. With the acoustics of the room and the number of people we expect, any conversations will echo and be a distraction for those who are trying to listen many of whom have traveled a long way to participate
- please pick up after yourself
- please do not park in the church parking lot. Feel free to park anywhere else
For those unable to attend: panels (no Q&A), where participants have opted in, will be recorded and published to the Bitcoin Park podcast. Consider subscribing to the podcast feed and stay up to date here:
Bitcoin Park podcast feed
Rod Roudi, Co-Founder of Bitcoin Park, opens up the 2025 NEMS with a review of 2024. The last 365 days have truly been a lesson in proof of work as our industry has exploded in size, creativity, and significance. This opening keynote sets the stage for the following two days of high signal programming focused on proof of work mining and energy.
Rod Roudi, founder of Bitcoin Park, welcomes us back to Day 2 of the NEMS summit with a few notes and a quick announcement. Grab some coffee and settle in for another day of high signal panels and conversation.
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