About Robert Driscoll
Background
Robert grew up in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada. He studied finance before embarking on a multidisciplinary career that defies easy categorization. Over the years he has worked in financial planning, digital asset security, and public service, including supporting Canada's national census operations, often pursuing several interests simultaneously.
He is particularly interested in the intersection of finance and technology, with a focus on the evolving role of distributed ledger technologies in improving financial infrastructure, commerce, capital markets, and cross-border transactions.
Interests
- Monetary systems, with a focus on free banking, bimetallism, and the gold and silver standards
- Digital privacy
- Political philosophy, sovereignty, and alternative governance structures
- Free speech maximalism
- Bitcoin, Monero, XRPL, and decentralized technologies
- Firearm ownership and use rights
- Digital archiving and open knowledge
Hobbies
- Coin and banknote collecting
- Goldsmithing
- Gun collecting and target shooting
- Kayaking
- Hiking and wilderness exploration
- International travel