--- title: "Swan logo" description: "Founder and CEO, Swan Bitcoin" url: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/media/cory-klippsten/ --- # Swan logo Founder and CEO, Swan Bitcoin --- [ Back](/media/) # 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. [Full Bio ](#biography)[Book Now ](mailto:media@swanbitcoin.com?subject=Media%20request%20for%20Cory) ## The Race to Avoid the War [Read on Swan Bitcoin (opens in a new tab)](https://www.swanbitcoin.com/the-race-to-avoid-the-war/) ## Ten Million Bitcoiners: The Intransigent Minority [Read on Swan Bitcoin (opens in a new tab)](https://www.swanbitcoin.com/ten-million-bitcoiners-the-intransigent-minority/) ## Selected Media Appearances ## The Crypto Market Crashed. They’re Still Buying Bitcoin. [Read on The New York Times (opens in a new tab)](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/technology/crypto-bitcoin-maximalists.html) ## Crypto Took Wall Street on a Wild Ride. Now It’s Ending in Tears [Read on Barrons (opens in a new tab)](https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-crypto-crisis-51656620781?tesla=y) ## The Fight for Bitcoin with Cory Klippsten [Listen on What Bitcoin Did (opens in a new tab)](https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-fight-for-bitcoin) ## Swan Bitcoin CEO on Sam Bankman-Fried’s Downfall [Watch on Coindesk (opens in a new tab)](https://www.coindesk.com/videos/recent-videos/swan-bitcoin-ceo-on-sam-bankman-frieds-downfall/) ## Bitcoin is ‘the only real thing in the crypto space’, Swan Bitcoin CEO says [Watch on Yahoo Finance TV (opens in a new tab)](https://finance.yahoo.com/video/bitcoin-only-real-thing-crypto-170622148.html) ## Crypto crisis: FTX crash sparks calls for regulation [Watch on News Nation (opens in a new tab)](https://www.newsnationnow.com/video/crypto-crisis-ftx-crash-sparks-calls-for-regulation-on-balance/8158019/) 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 Cory Klippsten * ## [Bitcoin, Not Crypto w/ Cory Klippsten](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCtEDSeRoTs) YouTube * ## [Swan Bitcoin CEO against crypto lenders: Users are way under-compensated for the risk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jqhqzpMv-w) YouTube * ## [The Race to Avoid The War](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoqVbeMqE9E) Stephan Livera Podcast * ## [Celebrating the Third Bitcoin Halving](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2W-RMqyO%5FY) Bitcoin Magazine * ## [Bitcoin’s Intransigent Minority, Swan Bitcoin & Bitcoiner Ventures](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slp163-cory-klippsten-bitcoins-intransigent-minority/id1415720320?i=1000470405155) Stephan Livera Podcast * ## [As Celsius accelerates the crypto sell-off, who pays the price?](https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/13/as-celsius-accelerates-the-crypto-sell-off-who-pays-the-price/) TechCrunch * ## [Bitcoin is a Hedge Against Crypto Scams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgqvdkQVb2s) Paul Barron Network * ## [Do Kwon’s Crypto Empire Fell in a $40 Billion Crash. He’s Got a New Coin for You.](https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-kwons-crypto-empire-fell-in-a-40-billion-crash-hes-got-a-new-coin-for-you-11655914487) The Wall Street Journal * ## [Economic Uncertainties Weigh On Crypto](https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2022/06/14/economic-uncertainties-weigh-crypto/7628299001/) USA Today * ## [Bitcoin falls, PayPal adds crypto tools, and a new bipartisan regulation bill: CNBC Crypto World](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/06/07/bitcoin-falls-paypal-crypto-tools-new-bipartisan-regulation-crypto-world.html) CNBC Crypto World * ## [Stocks Bounce Higher, Retail Gets Hammered](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2022-05-23/stocks-bounce-higher-retail-gets-hammered-video) Bloomberg Quicktake * ## [These Skeptics Saw ‘Scam Bankman-Fraud’ Coming](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/11/these-skeptics-predicted-sam-bankman-frieds-collapse.html) New York Magazine * ## [Crypto exchange Binance to buy rival FTX in apparent bailout](https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-business-eca5ca1c772333f2cde093c98cd26bed) The Associated Press * ## [Divisions in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Blur on His Trading Titan Alameda’s Balance Sheet](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/02/divisions-in-sam-bankman-frieds-crypto-empire-blur-on-his-trading-titan-alamedas-balance-sheet/) CoinDesk * ## [The Real Reason Bitcoin Is Struggling Right Now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whXd5xbhj%5Fc) Miles Franklin Media * ## [A New Crypto Winter Is Here, and Even the Biggest Bulls Are Worried](https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/a-new-crypto-winter-is-here-and-even-the-biggest-bulls-are-worried-82019de4) The Wall Street Journal * ## [Bitcoin Is Still Winning](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYoEj-XFvy8) What Bitcoin Did * ## [Michelle Makori Hosts a Fireside Chat with Cory Klippsten](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II-HmBz9xqk) Pacific Bitcoin 2023 ## Biography Cory Klippsten is the CEO of Bitcoin financial services firm [Swan.com](https://www.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 [Book Now ](mailto:media@swanbitcoin.com?subject=Media%20request%20for%20Cory)