Cory
Klippsten
Cory is a frequent guest and contributor to tech, financial and Bitcoin media. Recent appearances include CNBC, Bloomberg, Barrons, The New York Times, and Yahoo! Finance. A former local NBC TV reporter, Klippsten is comfortable on camera and has taken the stage at hundreds of events.
The Race to Avoid the War
Ten Million Bitcoiners: The Intransigent Minority
Selected Media Appearances
The Crypto Market Crashed. They’re Still Buying Bitcoin.
Crypto Took Wall Street on a Wild Ride. Now It’s Ending in Tears
The Fight for Bitcoin with Cory Klippsten
Swan Bitcoin CEO on Sam Bankman-Fried’s Downfall
Bitcoin is ‘the only real thing in the crypto space’, Swan Bitcoin CEO says
Crypto crisis: FTX crash sparks calls for regulation
I have dedicated my life to recruiting the other 99% of our intransigent Bitcoiner minority here in the United States. There are 100,000 of us already. We want to recruit the other 9.9 million.
— Cory Klippsten
Bitcoin, Not Crypto w/ Cory Klippsten
YouTube
Swan Bitcoin CEO against crypto lenders: Users are way under-compensated for the risk
YouTube
The Race to Avoid The War
Stephan Livera Podcast
Bitcoin’s Intransigent Minority, Swan Bitcoin & Bitcoiner Ventures
Stephan Livera Podcast
As Celsius accelerates the crypto sell-off, who pays the price?
TechCrunch
Bitcoin is a Hedge Against Crypto Scams
Paul Barron Network
Do Kwon’s Crypto Empire Fell in a $40 Billion Crash. He’s Got a New Coin for You.
The Wall Street Journal
Economic Uncertainties Weigh On Crypto
USA Today
Bitcoin falls, PayPal adds crypto tools, and a new bipartisan regulation bill: CNBC Crypto World
CNBC Crypto World
Stocks Bounce Higher, Retail Gets Hammered
Bloomberg Quicktake
These Skeptics Saw ‘Scam Bankman-Fraud’ Coming
New York Magazine
Crypto exchange Binance to buy rival FTX in apparent bailout
The Associated Press
Divisions in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Blur on His Trading Titan Alameda’s Balance Sheet
CoinDesk
Michelle Makori Hosts a Fireside Chat with Cory Klippsten
Pacific Bitcoin 2023
Biography
Cory Klippsten is the CEO of Bitcoin financial services firm Swan.com He is a partner in Bitcoiner Ventures, El Zonte Capital, and The Bitcoin Opportunity Fund, and as an angel has funded more than 60 early stage tech companies. Before startups, Klippsten worked for Google, McKinsey, Microsoft and Morgan Stanley, and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago. He grew up in Seattle, split 15 years between NYC and Chicago, and now lives in LA with his wife and daughters. His hobbies include basketball, history and travel (Istanbul and Barcelona are favorites).
Cory is available to cover a broad spectrum of topics, including:
- The future of Bitcoin, financial markets, and venture capital
- Potential paths and pitfalls on Bitcoin’s journey to global adoption
- Macroeconomics, geopolitics, currency wars, and trade wars
- Early 1990s Seattle music scene and the Seattle Supersonics
