Unchained

Austin
145 Total Employees
Year Founded: 2016

Unchained Leadership & Management

What People Are Saying About Unchained

  • Strategic Vision & Planning: Leadership repeatedly sets a bitcoin-only, collaborative-custody direction with dated CEO memos and a specific roadmap for a “network of keys,” making priorities and end-state architecture clear. Public principles like no rehypothecation and multisig custody structures link strategy to operating guardrails.
  • Open & Transparent Communication: CEO letters and posts lay out priorities, policies, and even workforce reductions with concrete details, creating unusual specificity for the sector. Frequent public updates and named leadership pages make direction and ownership easy to follow.
  • Strong Execution: Shipped initiatives such as launching Gannett Trust, completing SOC 1/SOC 2 audits, expanding hardware support, and releasing an Android app demonstrate traction aligned to the stated plan. Lending practices are operationalized with on-chain, 2-of-3 multisig collateral and no rehypothecation.

Unchained's Benefits

Implements team-based strategic planning

Open office floor plan to encourage communication and collaboration

Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities

Utilizes an open door policy that encourages accessibility