Jesse Knutson is Head of Operations at Bitfinex Securities, a regulated security token platform offering issuers and traders access to capital and tokenized securities. Jesse started his career in traditional finance having worked at global investment banks including Barclays and Macquarie. Prior to joining Bitfinex Securities, Jesse was VP of Financial Products at Blockstream where he worked on developing and distributing financial products built on Bitcoin and backed by Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining. Jesse is also the host of the Blockstream Talk podcast.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- The Blockstream Mining Note
- The current state of the STO industry
- The opportunity for STOs
- The benefits for issuers / investors
- Accredited investor rules
- Regulatory environment
- Bitfinex Securities' pipeline of assets
- Bitcoin mining
- Living in Taiwan

Bitfinex
Website: bitfinex.com
Twitter: @bitfinex
Instagram: @bitfinex

Jesse Knutson
Twitter: @KnutsonJesse
LinkedIn: Jesse Knutson

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#150: Jesse Knutson on STOs and Bitfinex