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An Audience With

‘I’m far too old to be called a crypto bro’: An Audience With ex-Bitstamp boss Julian Sawyer

The new Zodia Custody boss on Bitstamp, crypto's rebirth, and a chance encounter with Starling boss Anne Boden

‘I went off-grid. It was nice not to think about crypto for a while’
‘I went off-grid. It was nice not to think about crypto for a while’ Photo: Danilo Agutoli for FN

While crypto was burning in May 2022, Julian Sawyer was speeding down Route 66 in Texas in an open-top Ford Mustang.

He had just resigned as chief executive of Bitstamp, the world’s sixth-largest crypto exchange, and immediately flew to the US for an eight-day road trip with his 21-year-old son.

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