Jens Leinert
Vice Chairman of the Executive Board of the German Bitcoin Association
Bitcoin Payment Expert · Entrepreneur · Investor
Over 20 years of experience in online payments · Bitcoin since 2013 · Bitcoin & Lightning since 2017
Jens Leinert is the vice chairman of the Bitcoin Federal Association and has been a member of its board since 2024. He brings many years of experience in the fields of payment systems, e-commerce, entrepreneurship, and Bitcoin to the association’s work.
He has been working in the field of online payments for over 20 years. After completing a banking apprenticeship and earning a degree in business administration, he helped shape the development of digital payments and assisted merchants, service providers, and e-commerce companies in implementing and optimizing payment solutions.
Jens Leinert has been deeply involved with Bitcoin since 2013, and since 2017, his focus has been exclusively on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. A particular focus of his work is the question of how Bitcoin and the Lightning Network can be successfully integrated into businesses as a means of payment.
As the CEO of the Bitcoin e-commerce agency Internetactive, he runs, among other things, the Bitcoin payment platform and consulting firm Coincharge. He also supports Coinsnap, a software company that develops solutions for merchants to accept Bitcoin and Lightning payments. He is also active as an investor in Bitcoin companies.
Key Areas of Focus at the German Bitcoin Association
One of Jens Leinert’s key goals is to further establish Bitcoin as a means of payment. This involves raising awareness of which companies already accept Bitcoin, helping other companies adopt it, and removing existing practical, tax, and regulatory barriers.
Another focus is on the legal and tax framework for Bitcoin companies and Bitcoin users in Germany. In his view, the Bitcoin Federal Association should address specific practical challenges, develop well-founded positions, and advocate for them among policymakers, government officials, and the public.
Jens Leinert is also involved in the proHaltefrist initiative, which advocates for maintaining the one-year holding period for Bitcoin. The experience gained there in political communication, advocacy, and public relations will also be applied to other Bitcoin-related issues—such as DAC8, the digital euro, and future regulatory initiatives.
At the Bitcoin Federal Association, he also works on the association’s communications and public visibility. Among other things, his agency manages the websites bitcoin-bundesverband.de and prohaltefrist.de.
Giving Bitcoin Companies a Strong Voice
As an entrepreneur, Jens Leinert understands the practical challenges faced by Bitcoin companies in Germany. A key part of his work on the board, therefore, is to better align the interests of these companies and advocate for policies that foster innovation and economic development.
Together with the other members of the Executive Board, he aims to further develop the Bitcoin Federal Association in technical, political, and organizational terms, strengthen cooperation with companies, and position the association as a competent point of contact for policymakers, the business community, the media, and the general public.
