Hello, I'm Eric
Building systems that survive when everything else breaks.
I've spent my life inside systems under pressure. In the United States Navy, I learned that complex systems fail in predictable ways - and that the people who survive are the ones who understand failure before it arrives.
In software, I spent decades building systems where mistakes cost real money. Trading floors. Financial infrastructure. High-security environments where a single bug could cascade into catastrophe.
In Bitcoin, I found the first money that doesn't require permission. I've been here since 2013. Today I run Chainbytes, where we build Bitcoin ATM infrastructure that moves real value through real machines.
On the mats, I train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and compete at the highest levels. IBJJF Europeans gold medalist. The mats teach what theory cannot. I document the journey on my YouTube channel.
ericgrill.com is not a resume.
It's a living record of a life spent inside high-pressure systems. I document experiments, ideas, and mistakes so they don't evaporate. If you're building something that matters - in code, in competition, in life - you're in the right place.
Decentralize everything.
Remove power structures through resilient systems. Build technology that keeps working when institutions fail.
CEO @ Chainbytes
Bitcoin infrastructure and compliance systems
Bitcoin
Early adopter, still here
Software Developer
Finance, trading, high-security environments
US Navy
Complex systems under stress
Before the Cloud
Before Bitcoin and AI, there was a 300 baud modem and a phone line. I was Mr. Kilobyte, SysOp of the Tomb of Horrors BBS. Some lessons you only learn at 30 characters per second.
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