Dhruv Bansal is the co-founder and chief strategy officer of Unchained, a Bitcoin-native financial services company specializing in collaborative custody and Bitcoin-backed financial products.
Unchained
Bansal co-founded Unchained (originally Unchained Capital) to build financial services around Bitcoin’s unique properties, particularly multisignature custody. Unchained’s collaborative custody model uses multisig to let clients hold their own keys while still having access to institutional-grade security. The company offers Bitcoin custody, lending, trading, and retirement accounts, all built around the principle that clients should control their own keys.
Writing & Research
Bansal is known for his analytical writing on Bitcoin, particularly his work on Bitcoin’s UTXO set, on-chain data analysis, and long-form essays exploring Bitcoin’s economic properties. His writing on the Unchained blog has been widely shared in the Bitcoin community for its depth and clarity.
Background
Bansal has a background in physics and astrophysics, with a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. He previously co-founded a data analytics company before turning his focus to Bitcoin.