Ville Kokkomäki

Turku, Finland

ville.kokkomaki@protonmail.com · linkedin.com/in/kokkomaki

Social scientist and writer with a knack for Bitcoin, human rights, and vipassana meditation. I work best at the intersection of complex ideas and practical decisions — writing for regulators, analysing datasets, communicating technical realities to non-specialist audiences.

Independent Research and Writing · Oct 2024 – present

Writing and researching on Bitcoin, human rights, and financial systems. Projects include a financial censorship dataset with a live dashboard (Claude API) and a sentiment analysis study (Python, OpenAI API).

Business and Operations Manager · Alrecon Oy · Turku, Aug 2023 – Jul 2024

FIN-FSA regulated crypto-asset custody for B2B clients. Managed MiCAR and TFR compliance documentation. Contributed to the Finnish government’s consultation on crypto-asset regulation as one of twelve Finnish CASPs consulted.

MA Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research · Åbo Akademi University · 2023

Thesis: Bitcoin as a Nonviolent Tool Against State Financial Censorship — constructed the first global academic dataset of 93 state financial censorship events (1981–2023). Shared internationally by Alex Gladstein (Human Rights Foundation). Covered in Forbes.

BA Psychology · Leiden University · 2018

Specialisation in cognitive neuroscience and advanced statistical methods. Thesis on mindfulness and network theories.

Research & Analysis — mixed-methods design · dataset construction · sentiment analysis · qualitative and quantitative methods

Writing & Communication — long-form research · regulatory submissions · public writing

Domain Knowledge — Bitcoin · financial regulation (MiCAR, TFR, FATF) · cognitive psychology · nonviolent conflict · human rights · vipassana meditation

Tools — Python · Claude Code · OpenAI API · SPSS · R · Obsidian

Languages — Finnish (native) · English (fluent)

10-Day Vipassana Meditation Retreat × 5 · Dhamma.org Oct 2024 · Dec 2024 · Apr 2025 · Aug 2025 · Dec 2025