Blockrise

Blockrise’s main activity is the management, security, and enhancement of bitcoin assets. The company offers a platform dedicated exclusively to bitcoin, providing financial and infrastructure services for individuals, businesses, and families wishing to invest in, hold, or transfer their bitcoin assets over the long term.Blockrise’s main products and services include:- Asset Management: Bitcoin portfolio management strategies tailored to individual and institutional investors.- Ultra-secure Custody: Individual wallets with Swiss hardware security, ensuring clients retain full control of their bitcoins.- Brokerage: Buy and sell bitcoin at any time via the Blockrise platform.- Bitcoin-backed Loans: The ability to obtain liquidity using bitcoin as collateral.- Legacy Planning: Solutions for passing on bitcoin assets to the next generation.- Treasury Management: Services to integrate bitcoin into company balance sheets.- Mobile app and tracking tools: The Blockrise app to manage, track, and secure assets in real time.Blockrise’s target market consists of individuals, families, businesses, and institutional investors who wish to invest in bitcoin, hold it securely, or integrate it into their asset or treasury strategy. The company is particularly aimed at committed “Bitcoiners” who value security, transparency, and regulatory compliance (MiCAR in Europe).

Blockrise is a Dutch company specializing in the management, security, and transfer of wealth in bitcoin. Its history is rooted in the desire to offer a platform 100% dedicated to Bitcoin, designed for individual investors, businesses, and families wishing to manage their wealth over the long term.

Key stages in the development of Blockrise:

• Creation and mission: Blockrise was founded with the goal of providing an ultra-secure financial infrastructure compliant with European regulations, exclusively focused on Bitcoin. The company positions itself as a trusted player for the custody, management, and transfer of bitcoins.
• Product development: Blockrise has gradually expanded its range of services:
  • Bitcoin asset management with a managed and transparent strategy.
  • Accounts tailored to different profiles: individuals, businesses, joint accounts, and parent-child accounts.
  • Brokerage services (buying/selling bitcoin), bitcoin-backed loans, legacy planning, and cash management for businesses.
  • Deployment of an individual wallet secured by Swiss hardware infrastructure and a dedicated mobile app.
• Compliance and security: Blockrise has obtained the MiCAR (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) license issued by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), ensuring its services comply with European regulations. The technical infrastructure was developed in-house to provide an institutional level of security, with no asset reuse (no rehypothecation).
• Innovation and user experience: The company has focused on user experience, offering an intuitive mobile app, real-time tracking tools, and backup solutions to guarantee access to bitcoins even in case of key loss.
• Strategic positioning: Blockrise stands out for its “Bitcoin only” approach, its transparency (verifiable on-chain proof of reserves), and its commitment to protecting clients’ wealth across generations.

Today, Blockrise serves both individuals and businesses, offering them a comprehensive platform to buy, store, manage, transfer, and borrow against their bitcoin holdings, while adhering to the highest standards of security and compliance.

The founder and CEO of Blockrise is Jos Lazet, an experienced entrepreneur involved in Bitcoin since 2013. He leads the company and embodies its strategic vision.

The main members of Blockrise’s management team are:

• Jos Lazet – Founder and CEO
• Jasper Hu – CTO
• Mark Offerman
• Jelmer Kruijt
• Hans Diederen
• Max Geerdink
• Maarten Sterk
• Johan Dourleijn

Other key members mentioned in recent sources include Arthur van Lier (COO), Luuc Mannaerts (CFO), and Valentin Mazareanu (CISO).