 As a defense contractor working in the Middle East, she witnessed what she considered unethical and non-sustainable governance during the Arab Spring.The incorporation between Blockchain technology and its proof-of-work core product Bitcoin inspired her to extend its products into education and national security, which gradually evolved into the backbone concepts of the modern startup company Bitnation.Bitnation was founded July 14, 2014 by Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof.