# Paul Puey

> Paul Puey is the CEO and co-founder of Edge, a San Diego-based self-custody crypto wallet and security platform. A UC Berkeley electrical engineering and computer science graduate who once shipped 3D graphics at Nvidia, he caught the Bitcoin bug in 2013 and launched Airbitz in 2014, rebranding it to Edge in 2017 as crypto moved beyond Bitcoin. His pitch is stubbornly simple: if you do not hold your keys, you do not own your coins, and security belongs on the edges of the network, in your hands, not on someone else's server.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Edge
- **Organizations:** Edge, Airbitz, Nvidia, Chromatic Research
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Edge (formerly Airbitz), one of the longer-running self-custody crypto wallets, founded 2014., Pioneered a username/password automatic-backup model with client-side encryption that removed the need for users to manually manage seed phrases., Built Edge as a non-custodial, open-source platform supporting 50+ cryptocurrencies with fiat onramps and in-app trading.

## Career timeline

- **pre-2013** — Held lead engineering positions at Nvidia and Chromatic Research, working on low-level 3D graphics; later owned and operated several small businesses across California.
- **2013** — Became interested in Bitcoin and the potential of self-custody crypto tools.
- **2014** — Co-founded Airbitz in San Diego, a Bitcoin-only wallet known for username/password backup and a directory of merchants accepting Bitcoin.
- **2017** — Rebranded Airbitz to Edge to support multiple cryptocurrencies beyond Bitcoin.
- **2022** — Edge raised Series A funding (total funding reported around $2.45M).
- **present** — Leads Edge as a non-custodial, open-source self-custody wallet and exchange supporting 50+ cryptocurrencies.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Edge (formerly Airbitz), one of the longer-running self-custody crypto wallets, founded 2014.
- Pioneered a username/password automatic-backup model with client-side encryption that removed the need for users to manually manage seed phrases.
- Built Edge as a non-custodial, open-source platform supporting 50+ cryptocurrencies with fiat onramps and in-app trading.
- Frequent conference speaker including the North American Bitcoin Conference, World Crypto Con, Blockcon, and BlockShow Europe.

## Latest updates

- **2024** — Appeared on the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast (S15 E48) discussing Edge Wallet and privacy, and commented on industry topics including exchange and custody risk.

## Links

- Website: https://edge.app
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulpuey
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/paullinator
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airbitz

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Last updated: 2026-06-08