Will Pangman and MK Lords join AirBitz

AirBitz, a San Diego-based bitcoin start-up, is a unique Bitcoin wallet service that is decentralized, secure and backed up Bitcoin wallet that provides true financial autonomy and privacy for users.

AirBitz has recently hired two of the well known Bitcoin community members. Will Pangman, former COO of the crypto finance app Tapeke, joined the team as Marketing Manager on August 6th. A few days later, CEO Paul Puey and the team brought on board another well known crypto leader MK Lords.

Speaking to Bitcoin.com, Will Pangman and MK Lords shared their thoughts about this new career choice, about the Bitcoin atmosphere and the AirBitz goal to provide a secure wallet with a business directory.

When asked the reason for their decision to join AirBitz, Will Pangman replied, "In all my travels and acquaintances over the past two years there was one entrepreneur and one product that I observed actively addressing these issues in the present. Paul Puey and Airbitz. When the opportunity arose to join the team I didn't hesitate."

Describing what they like about the wallet service, ML Lords said, "It's the "just button" for bitcoin! Security and ease of use has always been a debate and challenge within the space and I think Airbitz nailed it with their platform."

Commenting on the New York's BitLicense, MK Lords said, "New York has made every effort to stop innovation and it's a natural consequence that movers and shakers will leave along with their inventions."

Pangman said, "The businesses leaving New York State are using both voice and exit to express that their desire to conduct business runs in diametric opposition to the new, arbitrary rules put forth in the Bitlicense. That said, in my opinion, a properly designed cryptocurrency service or product should be practically immune to geopolitical machinations. Information always wants to be free, and now that money can be utilized like a content type new incentives are arising to increase and proliferate the free exchange of valuable information. Exciting times indeed!"

Regarding the startup's future plans, MK Lords said, "We're looking forward to rolling out buy/sell functionality in the next few months. By partnering with secure third parties we'll be giving people an alternative to centralized exchanges and the empowerment of owning their finances because they hold the private keys."

Pangman added, "Yeah, as MK says, I think our non-custodial buy/sell feature will be a hit across the cryptocurrency landscape, but the Airbitz data and security model is what I am looking forward to seeing extended to serve functions other than cryptocurrency key management. The Airbitz platform's use cases abound in the post-Snowden world."