Patrick got interested in Bitcoin shortly after the Cyprus bank bail-in crisis of 2013. The soundness and self-sovereignty of Bitcoin is what attracted him to the field. His first involvment in Bitcoin was home mining with GPUs and then with ASICs. Patrick has spoken about Bitcoin at Anarchapulco, PorcFest, Working Man’s Bitcoin Conference, and The Bitcoin Standard Conference. He also founded the Bitcoin Hub at PorcFest in 2021. Patrick also helps run the Unconfiscatable Bitcoin Conference which takes place in Downtown Las Vegas every year. Professionally, Patrick has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Arizona State University and has worked in the insurance, telecommunication, and gaming industries.