About

From the Pits to the Protocol

I've spent over 25 years where finance meets technology, often before the rest of the industry caught up.

I started as an independent market maker in New York's commodity futures pits, trading gold and natural gas. When screens started replacing yelling, I didn't fight it; I built computerized trading models that led to Experior Capital Management, a CTA ranked in the top 5 nationally in 2002.

That pattern—seeing the shift early and building for it—has defined my career.

At Bloomberg, I helped bring Bitcoin to the Terminal in 2013, years before most institutions took digital assets seriously. At Kraken, I built and led the product team behind Cryptowatch, now powering their pro trading platform. At Anchorage Digital, I designed custody and settlement infrastructure for institutional clients navigating a new asset class.

Along the way, I've navigated the dot-com crash, the 2008 financial crisis, and the crypto winters. Each cycle reinforced the same lesson: technology changes, but the fundamentals of building durable financial infrastructure don't.

What I Bring

  • The trading floor taught me how markets actually work; not in theory, but in practice, under pressure.
  • Bloomberg taught me how institutions evaluate and adopt new technology.
  • Crypto taught me how to build fast without breaking trust.

I'm not a consultant who studied this from the outside. I've been the trader, the fund manager, and the product leader. I've sat on both sides of the table.

Bad trades. Failed launches. Products that crumbled under stress. They all left scars—and lessons. I call them deep lasting wounds. They're what separate pattern recognition from real wisdom.

Bill holds a BA in Government from Clark University.