Crypto Hipster

Sipan Vardanyan is co-founder and chief executive officer of Hexens, a Yerevan-based global cybersecurity firm that provides web security solutions and services with a focus on Web3.The proud recipient of several hacker awards in pentesting and open-source intelligence (OSINT), Sipan boasts the title of the youngest chief information security officer of an Armenian bank at age 22 and was the Open...

Vikram R Singh is a seasoned entrepreneur and renowned speaker known for establishing Antier, a premier full-stack blockchain consulting firm. Under his leadership, Antier has evolved into a preferred partner for enterprises across sectors such as BFSI, Healthcare, Gaming, Supply Chain and others. In 2009, Vikram embarked on his entrepreneurial odyssey by founding his IT startup, initially compris...

Joshua Scigala has been working in Bitcoin since Satoshi was still on the scene. His focus was on building transparency protocols for centralized exchanges after he lost a lot of money in the first ever Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox. Joshua and his brother Philip launched the world's first Bitcoin/physical gold order book exchange called Vaultoro in 2015. Joshua's main focus has been on buildi...

Mark Hojgaard is a well-known thought leader in the Fintech and Blockchain industry. Over the past 15 years, he pioneered mobile payments and prepaid cards and co-founded Coinify 2014, a reputable global blockchain payment company. Mark also serves as an advisor to various fintech startups in Scandinavia. He is recognised as a member of the Forbes Finance Council and the European Blockchain Commis...

Bill Laboon is the Director of Education and Governance Initiatives at Web3 Foundation.  Before this, he was a lecturer in the Computer Science Department of the University of Pittsburgh, teaching courses in software quality assurance, software engineering, and blockchain technology. He is a frequent speaker at conferences on a variety of topics, including cryptocurrency, software quality, and the...

Ibrahim Mustapha is a multi-talented young Ghanaian  public speaking coach, and social entrepreneur who was selected as a Mandela Washington Fellow in 2021. He is also a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum and the founder of Me for Africa, an NGO focused on promoting sustainable development and economic empowerment in Ghana. Additionally, Ibrahim is the founder of IM radio, an online radio...

Oliver Linch started his legal career with leading law firm Shearman & Sterling, after which he became Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel of Bittrex Global, the global cryptocurrency exchange. He has over a decade of experience as a financial regulatory lawyer, having advised major investment banks, exchanges, and leading financial institutions on regulatory matters across the UK, EME...

Aki Balogh, Co-founder & CEO Aki Balogh  is the Co-founder and CEO of DLC.Link, a self-wrapped BTC solution offering the highest levels of security and user control through Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs). An entrepreneur building decentralized technologies to empower society, Aki is also the Co-founder & President of MarketMuse, an AI-based content optimization platform. Along with acting a...

Vlad Costea is a Romanian bitcoiner who dropped out from his PhD in political philosophy to create the Bitcoin Takeover podcast. Over the last 5 years, he recorded more than 200 interviews with some of the most brilliant people in the space. He also created the free open source BTCTKVR magazine, which features educational articles about Bitcoin. Find his entire work at  https://btctkvr.com

Omer Sadika  | Co-Founder of  dWallet Network , CEO of dWallet Labs Omer Sadika is the founder and CEO of dWallet Labs, dWallet Labs is a cybersecurity company specializing in blockchain technology and the builder of dWallet Network. He’s a former cybersecurity expert for Israeli Defense and YCombinator alumni. Previously he was the co-founder and CEO of the first API Security company, Salt Securi...

Dr Alun Evans, Co-Founder of  LAOS Network With over 20 years of experience leading and designing games and tech companies, Alun is well-versed in creating innovative products that tackle experiential and developer challenges. In addition to his stewardship of LAOS Network, he is CEO and Co-Founder of the company building LAOS,  Freeverse , which focuses on building scalable blockchain infrastruct...

Zain Talyarkhan, CEO and Founder at  Notable.art Zain Talyarkhan  is CEO and Founder of  Notable.art , a production studio, blockchain-enabled issuance platform, and marketplace bridging digital and physical art.  Notable.art  partners with leading curatorially- and commercially-successful visual artists to bring their work to the digital medium. An accomplished auctioneer, collector, and entrepre...

Carlos Balbin is a Venture Partner, who specializes in sourcing early-stage deals in AI, Web3, and Fintech. Throughout his career, Carlos has embraced a disciplined, facts based, collaborative, innovative and results oriented approach gained along his more than 20 years of experience as a Banker and Consultant. Academically, Carlos always ranked #1 in high school, well versed in math and quant ski...

Casey Stubbs is a 9 ½ year United States Army Veteran and married father of nine. He is an entrepreneur, a leader in his local church, and is a successful business owner, trader, and author. That, however, wasn’t always the case. Casey’s compelling broke-dad to seven-figure trading education business story will captivate and inspire you. He loves to share his failures with others because he believ...

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Žiga Drev has over a decade of experience in building custom solutions to help global organizations solve complex problems when it comes to the equitable and effective sharing of information and trusted knowledge. Žiga is a founder of Trace Labs, who are OriginTrail core developers, and responsible for fostering the growth of the OriginTrail Decentralized Knowledge Graph (DKG) on a global scale an...

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With 40 years of international cross-industry problem solving experiences, Daniel Steeves maintains his focus on the strategies of the leading edges of emerging technologies. He has provided direct technical and business architecture leadership for over $1.5 billion in successful cross-disciplary tech programs. Daniel works directly with investors and business owners and mentors startups with his...

Paulius Stankevicius is a business executive with extensive background in marketing, advertising and public relations. He spent nearly a decade working with media in public relations (PR) and investor relations (IR) sectors. Paulius Stankevicius has helped clients to raise over $700M in funding till date with the help of strategic media campaigns. Stankevicius believes that media is a gateway to...

David Johansson CEO, Co-Founder & Creative Director David is the CEO of Seascape Network, Metaking Studios and the creator of  BLOCKLORDS .A passionate gamer and industry veteran, David has held numerous creative and production roles on some of the most successful products in their fields, including Crusader Kings, Liberators, and League of Angels before turning his focus towards building out ...

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Kurt Ivy is a past contributor to Entrepreneur, Cointelegraph, The Defiant, and more. He is advisor to HumanizedAI, a partner at Web3 Advisory, a PR and marketing agency, and is founder of Coffee Nova.

Rachel Kim, Senior Manager of Events and Partnerships at ShardLab: Rachel is a seasoned events and partnerships expert with over a decade of experience in hospitality and event management. She began her career in hotels, where she excelled in coordinating and executing various banquet events tailored to clients' needs, earning recognition as Best Employee from a Leading Quality Assurance Brand...

Jim Myers , CTO & Co-Founder of Flipside Crypto Jim Myers is an engineer, early-stage investor, and the CTO & Co-Founder of Flipside Crypto, a leading blockchain data analytics and business intelligence platform. Prior to co-founding Flipside, Jim developed the core technology that took products from 0 to 1 at companies such as Mylestone, Pluralsight, and Smarterer. Jim’s journey into the...

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