Jonathan Bier is a Bitcoin researcher, author, and investment manager who founded Farside Investors, an investment adviser specializing in global equities and cryptocurrency. Jonathan Bier's Twitter Score is 25 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #39,061 (top 10%) among 498,071 tracked accounts.
Jonathan Bier authored two books on Bitcoin history: The Blocksize War, published in 2021, and Reckless: The Story Of Cryptocurrency Interest Rates, published in 2022. He previously served as head of research at BitMEX Research, where he wrote Bitcoin and cryptocurrency research articles. He also previously founded and managed the Elwood Blockchain Global Equity Index in 2018, which was sold in 2021.
Jonathan Bier founded Farside Investors in 2022 and serves as its CEO. The firm operates a real-time dashboard tracking daily flows for U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. He was appointed to the board of Brink in March 2023, drawing on his experience administering the BitMEX Open Source Developer Grant Program. He also administers the Maelstrom Bitcoin Grant Program alongside Arthur Hayes on its review committee, and was appointed in February 2025 to advise Bitwise Asset Management on contributions supporting Bitcoin network stewardship and development. He serves as a blockchain venture partner at Cadenza, and as of April 2026 remained a director and audit-committee member of Nasdaq-listed Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I.
Jonathan Bier has accumulated 2,225 followers as of October 2026 and has published 36 posts. He has been mentioned by 32 accounts, with 43 total mentions.
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