esteban
valdez
CEO. Executive Producer. Director. Bitcoiner
Animation entrepreneur. Bitcoin professional. Banking exile. Started virtual studio before remote work was common. Discovered Bitcoin in 2019. By 2021, ran entire operation on it. Banks retaliated. Now lives nomadically, proving financial sovereignty works.
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Boston-born Esteban Valdez crafts clear, compelling stories. A BFA graduate from Lesley University in Animation and a student of architecture at Boston Architectural Center, he launched his first studio in 2001-2002.
Valdez's career flourished with roles at Nickelodeon (New York, 2003-2004; Canada, 2006-2008) and Gameloft (California, 2004-2005). In 2008, during the Great Financial Crisis, he pioneered a remote/virtual animation studio in the U.S.
Relocating to Florida in 2010, Valdez embraced Bitcoin in 2019. By 2020, his studio became the first in animation history to adopt Bitcoin as standard. During Covid-19, with an established remote pipeline, his company thrived.
In 2024-2025, he founded a Bitcoin-centric firm investing in animation projects. Esteban Valdez—visionary and trailblazer.
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Axe Cop
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Chozen
Ugly Americans
more at IMDB
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