Press kit

Bobby Gray is the founder of TEXITcoin and a long-standing advocate for honest, rules-based digital money. His work in monetary reform began well before the rise of mainstream crypto. In 2008, he founded the American Open Currency Standard, promoting principles of transparency and discipline in currency systems. In 2011, he created one of the earliest and most recognized physical Bitcoin coin designs — the iconic “B” with a circuit-board backdrop — helping give tangible identity to a then-emerging digital movement. He later developed the original Bitcoin Cold Storage Coin in 2017, further bridging physical and digital asset security.

In 2012, Bobby served as an expert witness before the U.S. Congressional Domestic Monetary Services Subcommittee, contributing to early national discussions around alternative currencies and monetary systems. His perspective has consistently centered on scarcity, production cost, and rule-based issuance as the foundation of trust in money.

Today, as founder of TEXITcoin, Bobby is building a proof-of-work Layer 1 cryptocurrency mined exclusively within Texas. Leveraging the state’s independent energy grid and abundant resources, TEXITcoin is positioned as a transparent, community-driven digital currency rooted in decentralization and real-world infrastructure. The project has raised almost $150 million through a grassroots funding model and is supported by a growing network of more than 58,000 TXC miners.

At TOKEN2049 Singapore 2025, Bobby outlined TEXITcoin’s vision to reintroduce monetary honesty to crypto — shifting focus from speculation to utility, discipline, and peer-to-peer commerce. Drawing from his transition from physical gold and silver into blockchain, he emphasizes that durable digital money must be anchored in measurable cost and fixed supply.

Bobby lives in Texas with his family and remains focused on building a resilient, transparent monetary network aligned with the original mission of cryptocurrency.