Bitcoin research, advocacy, and bond innovation by Pierre Rochard
Pierre Rochard is Vice President of Research at Riot Platforms and founder of Bitcoin Advisory, where he structures long-term allocation strategies for institutional clients. Rochard previously worked as Product Manager at Kraken, specializing in Bitcoin and Lightning integrations. His academic and economic insights are featured across over 250 podcast episodes on Noded, where topics span energy arbitrage in Bitcoin mining to Layer-2 settlement protocols.
Since 2014, Rochard has maintained a presence as one of Bitcoin’s most cited maximalists, including co-founding the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute. In 2025, he launched The Bitcoin Bond Company, aiming to attract USD 1 trillion in corporate Bitcoin allocations over two decades through debt-based instruments with low custody risk. Appearances at Consensus, Bitcoin Amsterdam, and MicroStrategy World highlight his growing impact.
Rochard combines educational depth, protocol knowledge, and capital strategy to further Bitcoin’s role in modern financial infrastructure.
Pierre Rochard: Bitcoin volatility reflects fixed supply and decentralized enforcement
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, argues that the volatility of bitcoin is a core feature rather than a flaw, resulting from its fixed supply enforced by decentralized nodes. He ...
AI set to absorb capital and drive growth, Pierre Rochard notes
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, argues that Bitcoin serves as a hedge against uncertainty while highlighting the current market consensus that artificial intelligence will command ...
Pierre Rochard: AI equities surge draws liquidity from bitcoin market
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, comments on recent market dynamics. He suggests that sales by Saylor and Strategy are not responsible for bitcoin's declining price. Instead, there ...
Bitcoin remains most undervalued asset in history, Pierre Rochard argues
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, argues that information asymmetry is increasing in the Bitcoin market. He asserts that Bitcoin is now more undervalued than at any previous point ...
Pierre Rochard: Bitcoin reacts to central bank signals over actual rate changes
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, states that Bitcoin acts as a sensitive barometer of central bank signaling, particularly to hawkish policy language. He observes that negative ...
Fewer bitcoin treasuries have issued digital credit, Pierre Rochard notes
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, questions why more bitcoin treasuries have not issued digital credit. He points out that companies like Strategy and Strive have adopted unique ...
Pierre Rochard: Criticizes Ethereum leadership for philosophical explanation of slow strategic shift
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, criticizes recent commentary from Ethereum leaders. In his view, their lengthy statements reflect a slow surrender, masked by philosophical ...
ETH total supply now at 121 million and growing, Pierre Rochard notes
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, points to the reported figure of 121 million ETH in circulation and expresses concerns over its continued increase without any set limit. Rochard ...
Pierre Rochard: U.S. could mine Satoshi coins for strategic bitcoin reserve
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, suggests that the U.S. could "mine" Satoshi's coins to boost a strategic bitcoin reserve. Rochard also notes the possibility that such an action ...
Clarity Act could bypass KYC and AML for bitcoin markets, Pierre Rochard notes
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, suggests that the Clarity Act would enable buying and selling bitcoin without requiring KYC or AML procedures. Rochard adds that this approach ...
Pierre Rochard: Crypto stablecoins face challenges without secondary market KYC or AML
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, analyzes the current approach to crypto stablecoins, suggesting that their existence is allowed without secondary market KYC or ...
Bitcoin shows strong separation from previous cycles, Pierre Rochard notes
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, observes that the fourth bitcoin bear market has diverged significantly from earlier cycles. He attributes this shift to a mix of restrained bull ...
Pierre Rochard: U.S. adopting Chicago Plan but subsidizing government debt
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, argues that the U.S. is effectively implementing the Chicago Plan, a proposed reform of the banking system, but with the distinction that it will ...
Contrast seen between Biden and Trump approaches to EIA data collection, Pierre Rochard notes
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, raises concerns about recent shifts in U.S. government policy toward Bitcoin mining. According to Rochard, the 2024 EIA survey initiated by the ...
Pierre Rochard: Coinbase could improve by featuring a prominent Bitcoin logo and buy call
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, suggests that Coinbase could reverse its current trajectory by placing a visible 'Buy Bitcoin' call to action and a large Bitcoin logo on its ...
U.S. government should free Samourai developers for federal coinjoin job, Pierre Rochard argues
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, urges the U.S. government to release the Samourai developers and consider hiring them to run a federal coinjoin coordinator. He suggests that ...
Pierre Rochard: U.S. government should run coinjoin coordinator for institutional custodian privacy
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, suggests that the U.S. government should operate a coinjoin coordinator to enable institutional custodians to improve on-chain privacy for clients. ...
Iranian people should take bitcoin keys from IRGC, Pierre Rochard notes
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, calls on the Iranian people to seize the IRGC’s bitcoin private keys in a recent statement. He refers to this action as a form of "Robin Hood ...
Pierre Rochard: U.S. government should operate bitcoin privacy mixer
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, suggests that the U.S. government should manage a bitcoin privacy mixer service while preventing criminals from using it. Rochard contends this ...
Relationship with Bill and Hillary Clinton may influence Frank Giustra’s Bitcoin views, Pierre Rochard notes
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, comments on Frank Giustra’s professional relationship with Bill and Hillary Clinton, suggesting that this association may explain Giustra’s ...
Pierre Rochard: European attitude toward Bitcoin is deeply skeptical
Pierre Rochard, CEO at The Bitcoin Bond Company, claimed that Europeans cannot comprehend ongoing success and want to impose severe restrictions or ban Bitcoin. He compared such restrictions to ...
