Bill Shihara is the co-founder and CEO of Cubieverse and a co-founder of Tabit Insurance. He previously co-founded Bittrex and served as its CEO from 2014 to 2019. His earlier career focused on software and security engineering at Microsoft, BlackBerry and Amazon.
Cubieverse and Tabit
Shihara’s professional résumé lists his current Cubieverse CEO role from October 2023. The game’s developers introduced Cubieverse in 2023 as a new game for the Coin Hunt World community, with players able to carry over their collected items. The projects connect location-based gameplay with digital rewards and collectibles.
He also co-founded Tabit Insurance in 2023. The company works in reinsurance and describes a model in which Bitcoin holders provide risk capital. Tabit’s team page identifies Shihara as a co-founder and Bittrex’s former CEO.
Bittrex and security career
Shihara helped establish Bittrex in 2014. Its U.S. business wound down in 2023, a period that included regulatory proceedings. In August 2023, the SEC announced an agreement to settle its case with Bittrex, Bittrex Global and Shihara, subject to court approval. The defendants neither admitted nor denied the agency’s allegations.
Before and during his early crypto work, Shihara held security engineering management roles at Amazon and BlackBerry. His Microsoft career included program management for application compatibility and security tools. His education record lists attendance at the University of Southern California from 1993 to 1996.
