Founder and CEO of ShapeShift, he always seemed to be a bit out of step with others. As a proponent of the technology in its early days, he may have been a maverick, as he not only maintained and strengthened his relevance to the industry, but also fought to increase the size of program blocks and launch projects that were ahead of their time. Nevertheless, Voorhees did not get caught up in the controversies, and he won in 2017, when he launched ShapeShift, a blockchain company with five products, including a comprehensive portfolio of assets on ethereum, hardware storage products, data Coindesk sees him as one of the few early proponents who was able to adapt to change. In 2015, he wrote a lengthy article refuting the accusations that "Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme", as represented by Gary North, in which he wrote, "At the end of the day, it's a Ponzi scheme. wrote, "At the end of the day, Bitcoin is a battle of ideas. I respect your personal preference for avoiding volatility and sticking with precious metals and fiat currencies as your currency of choice, so why can't you respect my personal preference for avoiding the endless harassment and intrusion of the banking system?" He argues that Bitcoin's value is also in its decentralised bookkeeping and payment system, as opposed to its role as a 'currency', and that it is inappropriate to deny Bitcoin's value simply because of its volatility.