Pseudonymous Bitcoiner, privacy advocate, and educator helping Foundation customers navigate self-custody and personal sovereignty.

Derek Ross leads Developer Relations at Soapbox, an open-source collective building freedom tech on Bitcoin and Nostr. Known on Nostr as "The Nostr Evangelist," Derek has spent more than 20 years in technology and speaks internationally on freedom tech, Bitcoin, Nostr, and personal AI: AI agents and tools that serve the individual rather than a platform. His DevRel work spans talks, hands-on workshops, live demos, and community building, turning complex protocols into ideas any audience can act on.