The big exchanges that hold customer deposits are a big target for hackers, and unfortunately, most bitcoin exchanges store user funds.

ShapeShift has no user accounts, signup, or registration process whatsoever. But it's faster and far more convenient than traditional exchanges.

Mt. Gox was a teachable moment for everyone in the Bitcoin community, and ShapeShift has innovated these problems out of the picture.

Bitcoin is very ideologically fulfilling, it's my form of political activism, but it's also a huge business opportunity.

Like the Internet, Bitcoin will change the way people interact and do business around the world.

Unfortunately, slow and steady in any financial market is actually impossible.