People in Crypto

Amir Zaidi is a prominent figure in U.S. financial regulation, known for his roles at the CFTC, including facilitating the launch of regulated Bitcoin futures.

David Burt is the Premier of Bermuda and leader of the Progressive Labour Party. As a business executive and politician, he has been instrumental in advancing Bermuda's digital finance sector and implementing significant socio-economic reforms.

Samuel Paderewski, Co-Founder of Grove Labs, is a structured credit and DeFi professional known for his roles at Citigroup and Hildene Capital Management.

Hong Gyu Yea is a South Korean entrepreneur and former investment bank trader who co-founded and leads GRVT, a decentralized derivatives exchange built on ZKsync; he previously worked at Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs and is a Yonsei University alum.

Matthew Quek is a Singaporean entrepreneur and Co-Founder of GRVT. RootData lists him as Co-Founder and CCO; Crunchbase lists him as Founder and COO. He attended Columbia University and was involved in GRVT's mainnet alpha and $19 million Series A.

Aaron Ong, Co-Founder and CTO of GRVT, bridges data privacy and blockchain as a Singapore-based software engineer and entrepreneur. Formerly at Cronos and Facebook, he co-founded GRVT, leveraging ZKsync for innovative decentralized finance solutions.

Mike Wu is a software engineer and tech executive with expertise in AI and autonomous vehicles. He's held key roles at major tech firms and co-founded BlockStreet, a blockchain platform for managing tokenized stocks.

Hedy Wong is a co-founder and CEO of Block Street, leading blockchain infrastructure development focused on liquidity markets. With a background in finance and fintech, she integrates technology with financial services for global asset tokenization.

Marshall Hayner is an entrepreneur and blockchain executive, co-founding Metallicus and serving on the Dogecoin Foundation board. He has extensive experience in...

Auryn Macmillan is an Australian technologist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Gnosis Guild. A former professional basketball player, he is known for his work o...

Tarun Chitra is a quantitative researcher, engineer, and cryptocurrency entrepreneur, known for founding Gauntlet, Robot Ventures, and Aera, a protocol for mana...

Rei Chiang is a noted technologist and cofounder of Gauntlet, where he serves as CTO, leveraging his experience in high-frequency trading and engineering to optimize risk management in DeFi.