About River Financial · San Francisco
River Financial is a bitcoin-focused financial institution founded in 2019 by Alex Leishman, aiming to build the world’s most trusted bank centered on bitcoin as a reserve asset. The company offers bitcoin banking services including zero-fee recurring buys, cash interest paid in bitcoin, and full-reserve cold storage custody. It positions itself as a modern financial institution designed for the future of sound money and decentralized wealth storage.
River Financial, founded in 2019 by Alex Leishman, is a bitcoin bank designed to serve individuals and businesses seeking to invest in and bank with bitcoin. It offers zero-fee recurring bitcoin purchases, cash interest paid in bitcoin (3.30%¹), and full-reserve custody of bitcoin in cold storage. The company emphasizes transparency through public financials and proof of reserves. River’s mission is to accelerate the return to sound money by building a trusted financial institution anchored in bitcoin, while also supporting a future where people save in bitcoin but still spend in dollars. The team includes executives such as Julia Duzon (COO), James Page (CPO), and Joe Bryan (Director of Finance).
- In business
- since 2019
- Owner
- Alex Leishman
- Rating
- 4.9 ★ on the App Store
Our Mission
I founded River in 2019 to build the bitcoin bank of the world. Bitcoin is becoming the world's dominant reserve asset. As it does, it creates a new foundation for financial institutions built on sound money with trust at their core. River is that institution. We're building the world's most trusted financial institution with bitcoin at its core to accelerate the return to sound money.
Proof of Reserves & Public Financials
We publish our reserves and financials so you can review River's financial health and full-reserve custody for yourself. You deserve to know your money is safe. River proves that your bitcoin is held in full-reserve cold storage custody. Verify our reserves.
Our Vision
Bitcoin will unlock a prosperous future. Bitcoin is powering a new financial system where everyone can build lasting wealth. Saving in bitcoin will become the norm. Every person and business will store their wealth in bitcoin. We're entering a dual money era. In the future, people will increasingly save in bitcoin, but still spend dollars.