Francis Pouliot

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Francis Pouliot is the CEO and Founder of Bull Bitcoin, a non-custodial, Bitcoin-only exchange and payment processing service based in Canada, which he founded in 2015 without outside investment. Bull Bitcoin's model requires users to provide their own Bitcoin address before completing a purchase, meaning the company holds neither user funds nor manages assets on their behalf. In 2015, Bull Bitcoin acquired Bylls, described as the world's first Bitcoin bill payment processing service, which operates as Canada's largest Bitcoin payment processor. Bull Bitcoin also develops and maintains open-source Bitcoin infrastructure, including Cyphernode, a modular Bitcoin full-node microservices API server architecture. Pouliot has been active as a Bitcoin entrepreneur and industry spokesperson since 2013.

Beyond Bull Bitcoin, Pouliot co-founded Catallaxy in June 2017, serving as Director of Research and Cryptoassets until July 2018. He served as a Fintech Advisor to the Ontario Securities Commission from January 2017 to January 2018, advising on Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and applied cryptography. He also served on the Independent Advisory Committee of 3iQ Corp, Canada's first cryptocurrency fund approved by the Ontario Securities Commission, from June 2017 to October 2023. Earlier roles include CEO of Bitcoin Foundation Canada from July 2014 to May 2015, Director of Public Affairs at The Bitcoin Embassy from March 2014 to July 2017, and Member of the Board at the Bitcoin Foundation from January 2016 to January 2018. He won the 2016 OSC Fintech hackathon. Pouliot holds a Master of Arts from King's College London, University of London, and a Bachelor of Science from the Université de Montréal.

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