Ian Balina

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Ian Balina is the founder and CEO of Token Metrics, a data-driven cryptocurrency investment research platform that helps investors become better through analysis and machine learning. He is a serial entrepreneur who has founded five companies, worked for world-class companies such as IBM and Deloitte, produced documentaries, and has written two books.

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Shane Molidor

Shane Molidor was CEO of Business Development at AscendEX, former Global Head of FBG One, which is the client-facing trading division of FBG Capital. FBG One operates an over-the-counter (“OTC”) desk to service clients seeking to trade large quantities of crypto assets, as well as a designated market making program to support token projects following issuance. FBG One trades upwards of $1B per month, and the team consists of over 20 professionals across trading, IT, and business development. Prior to joining FBG One, Mr. Molidor worked in business development at Gemini Trust Company, LLC: a fully regulated New York-based cryptocurrency exchange and custodian founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. Mr. Molidor has worked alongside premiere trading institutions, token projects, and regulators in the cryptocurrency ecosystem since 2015. His experience has equipped him with an intimate understanding of exchange infrastructure, custody solutions, evolving regulation, and marketplace dynamics. Mr. Molidor holds a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and also attended The London School of Economics where he studied Economics.

Mind Apivessa

Mind Apivessa is the co-founder of Station Labs, previously held positions at Meta and IBM. He graduated from Cornell University in the United States.

Ricky Tsang

Ricky Tsang is the Chief Information Officer at Meex and formerly served as CIO at BC Group. He graduated from the University of Manchester.

Alejo Pinto

Alejo Pinto is the founder of Pontem Network and previously worked at BlockFi. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.

Zhixiong Pan

Zhixiong Pan is the founder of ChainFeeds and the former research director of Chain News. He has a technical background and was formerly an Internet product manager. He has been interested in topics such as Ethereum, Layer 2, privacy technology, and DeFi for a long time.

Pranay Mohan

Pranay Mohan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nomad. Ex-Product Manager at Celo, and Ex-Developer Relations at 0(1) Labs.

Howard Yuan

Howard Yuan is the co-founder and managing partner of Fundamental Labs and previously worked at IBM. He graduated from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business and Tongji University.

Peter Marton

Peter Marton is the Director of Digital Identity at Fireblocks and was previously the Deputy Director of Virtual Currencies at the New York State Department of Financial Services. He holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

Robert Hamilton

Robert Hamilton is the Founder & CEO at AnchorWatch.

Christopher Blodgett

Christopher Blodgett is the COO of Binance.US. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Bowdoin College.