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Steven Pu , Co-Founder of  Taraxa , a purpose-built, fast, scalable, and device-friendly Layer-1 public ledger designed to help democratize reputation by making informal data trustworthy. Prior to Taraxa, Steven launched multiple ventures and products in IoT and mobile healthcare. He was also a Partner at Monitor Deloitte’s strategy practice, spearheaded their digital strategy line of business ser...

Dr. Nikhil Varma is an Associate Professor of Management at the Anisfield School of Business, Ramapo College of New Jersey, and a globally recognized expert in blockchain technology, operations, and sustainability. With over 20 years of academic and professional experience, he bridges the gap between research and practice in emerging technologies and management. Dr. Varma serves as the Senior Fell...

Michael Wasyl is a business development professional with 10+ years across fintech, digital assets, and entrepreneurial ventures. Michael has sourced and evaluated fintech investment opportunities for ConsenSys Capital, managed go-to-market for influential startups in the space and supported message compliance and forensic trade reconstruction analytics for some of the largest banks while at Bloom...

Michael Wasyl is a business development professional with 10+ years across fintech, digital assets, and entrepreneurial ventures. Michael has sourced and evaluated fintech investment opportunities for ConsenSys Capital, managed go-to-market for influential startups in the space and supported message compliance and forensic trade reconstruction analytics for some of the largest banks while at Bloom...

Ricardo Johnson Ricardo Johnson is the founder of Oases, a pioneering platform revolutionizing real estate investment through blockchain technology. By leveraging tokenized co-ownership, he is unlocking access to income-generating luxury properties, allowing investors to build diversified portfolios of tangible assets with the flexibility, security, and lifestyle benefits of digital innovation. Wi...

Ricardo Johnson Ricardo Johnson is the founder of Oases, a pioneering platform revolutionizing real estate investment through blockchain technology. By leveraging tokenized co-ownership, he is unlocking access to income-generating luxury properties, allowing investors to build diversified portfolios of tangible assets with the flexibility, security, and lifestyle benefits of digital innovation. Wi...

Evan Owens is an experienced entrepreneur, operator, and investor with over 15 years of expertise in business development, sales, and strategic partnerships. As a former startup founder, he has a proven track record of building and scaling businesses across various industries. Evan's involvement in the blockchain space began in 2016 with his early investment in Ethereum, demonstrating his forw...

Evan Owens is an experienced entrepreneur, operator, and investor with over 15 years of expertise in business development, sales, and strategic partnerships. As a former startup founder, he has a proven track record of building and scaling businesses across various industries. Evan's involvement in the blockchain space began in 2016 with his early investment in Ethereum, demonstrating his forward-...

Chris Chung is the CEO & Co-Founder of Titan, a Solana DEX Aggregator as well as Solana’s first Meta Aggregator. Chris is very active in the Toronto Solana ecosystem as the local ambassador for MonkeDao in Toronto, and a Superteam Canada member. Chris also previously served as the CTO of a cryptocurrency and US equity hedge fund building out low latency analytics, back office reporting, and tr...

John Vibes is an author and journalist who has been in the crypto industry for over 10 years. He is currently the content lead for Somnia. Somnia is bringing the entire world’s data on-chain with the fastest and most cost-efficient EVM Layer 1 blockchain ever, capable of processing over 400k TPS with sub-second finality and sub-cent transaction fees. With these capabilities, Somnia is the only blo...

John Vibes is an author and journalist who has been in the crypto industry for over 10 years. He is currently the content lead for Somnia. Somnia is bringing the entire world’s data on-chain with the fastest and most cost-efficient EVM Layer 1 blockchain ever, capable of processing over 400k TPS with sub-second finality and sub-cent transaction fees. With these capabilities, Somnia is the only blo...

Kkrusher (Kevin Rusher) has been deeply involved in the cryptocurrency industry since 2017, transitioning to a full-time focus in 2020. With a background in accounting and finance, he explored Bitcoin academically during his third year of university, when writing a paper on Financial Technologies. Initially aspiring to become a crypto accountant, Kkrusher embarked on a diverse journey, which inclu...

Sung Choi is the senior vice president of business development and operations at Coinme. He focuses on business development, strategy, and operations at Coinme, a leading cryptocurrency cash exchange in the U.S. with over 21,000 locations to convert cash into digital assets. At Coinme, Sung is focused on product strategy, operations and business development. Before his work at Coinme, Sung worked...

Sung Choi is the senior vice president of business development and operations at Coinme. He focuses on business development, strategy, and operations at Coinme, a leading cryptocurrency cash exchange in the U.S. with over 21,000 locations to convert cash into digital assets. At Coinme, Sung is focused on product strategy, operations and business development. Before his work at Coinme, Sung worked...

Rich Zhou- Brazilian Jui jitsu 4 stripe blue belt -CFA Chartered financial advisor designation -Father of newborn -has helped raise over 100M+ in funding for companies An experienced Founder and CEO, Rich Zhou leads multiple ventures, including Aquifer Growth and Aquifer CFO, all tailored to support startups and SMEs in scaling their operations. At Aquifer Growth, Rich delivers scalable SEO and we...

Rich Zhou- Brazilian Jui jitsu 4 stripe blue belt -CFA Chartered financial advisor designation -Father of newborn -has helped raise over 100M+ in funding for companies An experienced Founder and CEO, Rich Zhou leads multiple ventures, including Aquifer Growth and Aquifer CFO, all tailored to support startups and SMEs in scaling their operations. At Aquifer Growth, Rich delivers scalable SEO and we...

Teemu Päivinen  is the Founder and CEO of  ZkCloud  (formerly Gevulot), the first universal proving layer democratizing access to ZK proving. Active in crypto since 2011, Teemu has founded companies such as CoinMotion and Equilibrium Labs, known for its collaborations with leading L1s and L2s. In addition, Teemu has advised Dapper Labs, Open Zeppelin, and served on Samsung NEXT’s Stack Zero Grant...

Teemu Päivinen  is the Founder and CEO of  ZkCloud  (formerly Gevulot), the first universal proving layer democratizing access to ZK proving. Active in crypto since 2011, Teemu has founded companies such as CoinMotion and Equilibrium Labs, known for its collaborations with leading L1s and L2s. In addition, Teemu has advised Dapper Labs, Open Zeppelin, and served on Samsung NEXT’s Stack Zero Grant...

Aly Madhavji is the Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund which invests in and venture builds top-tier startups. He is a Limited Partner at Loyal VC and Draper Goren Holm. Aly consults organizations on emerging technologies such as INSEAD and the UN on solutions to help alleviate poverty. He served as Senior Blockchain Fellow at INSEAD and was recognized as a “Blockchain 100” Global Leader....

Aly Madhavji is the Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund which invests in and venture builds top-tier startups. He is a Limited Partner at Loyal VC and Draper Goren Holm. Aly consults organizations on emerging technologies such as INSEAD and the UN on solutions to help alleviate poverty. He served as Senior Blockchain Fellow at INSEAD and was recognized as a “Blockchain 100” Global Leader....

Cy Li is the director of Ethereum Collective Foundation. He is committed to elevate the global standard of digital literacy by building grass root regenerative pipelines for a healthier and more progressive Web3 industry. Equipping the leaders of tomorrow with tools and skill sets to tackle uncharted space confidently while carrying the values and ethos of open source mentality.

Michal “Mehow” Pospieszalski  is a seasoned tech leader with a track record of pioneering innovative solutions in the crypto world. As the CTO and co-founder of  SwissFortress  and CEO, co-founder, co-inventor of MatterFi, Michal merges visionary strategy with hands-on tech know-how, propelling both companies towards defining the future of digital asset management. Check out Crypto Hipster's Top 1...

Emeka Mgbenu (Eh-meh-kah Mig-beh-nu),  Senior Product Manager at Sumsub   As a Senior Product Manager at Sumsub, Emeka is responsible for delivering sustainable, innovation-driven products tailored for crypto, web3, and blockchain companies. He has over 5 years of experience in finance in crypto, building products for a variety of use cases, such as banking, savings, lending, payments, crypto, and...

Mohamed El-Masri is a corporate finance expert with a focus on alternative investments and blockchain innovation, aims to reform socio-economic systems to facilitate the generation and spread of natural wealth via energy, finance, and technology. With a varied educational background encompassing sociology, political science, and economics, he possesses multiple securities qualifications and certif...

Mohamed El-Masri is a corporate finance expert with a focus on alternative investments and blockchain innovation, aims to reform socio-economic systems to facilitate the generation and spread of natural wealth via energy, finance, and technology. With a varied educational background encompassing sociology, political science, and economics, he possesses multiple securities qualifications and certif...