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 love to experiment with AI pipelines, create and design websites, and research crucial topics that help people.
Content Writer and Editor · Open Sats Initiative, Inc. · Apr 2026 - June 2026
OpenSats is a non-profit organisation that funds Bitcoin, Nostr, and other freedom tech developers with bitcoin. I wrote four articles on freedom tech developers (see my work) and helped out with the newsletter, and content strategy, among other things.
Independent Research and Writing · Oct 2024 – Apr 2026
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). I also created a financial censorship monitor -website, named debankd that collects cases of financial censorship.
Business Developer 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).
BA Psychology · Leiden University · 2021
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 · interviews and developer stories · newsletters
Domain Knowledge — Bitcoin · financial regulation (MiCAR, TFR, FATF) · cognitive psychology · nonviolent conflict · human rights · vipassana meditation
Tools — Claude Code · OpenAI API · SPSS · Obsidian · Jira · Confluence
Languages — Finnish (native) · English (fluent)
Volunteer · Poikien Talo (Youth Centre for Boys) · Turku
Provided companionship and support through games, conversation, and active listening in a safe and inclusive environment.
10-Day Vipassana Meditation Retreat × 6 · Dhamma.org Oct 2024 · Dec 2024 · Apr 2025 · Aug 2025 · Dec 2025 · July 2026