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Jason Yanowitz is Co-founder of BlockWorks Group. He is currently managing the revenue side of BlockWorks Group (BWG), a podcast and events company based in NYC. Come and join us at one of our events or listen to one of our 15 podcasts.
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Michael Ippolito
Michael Ippolito is a co-founder of Blockworks, responsible for content and finance. Prior to co-founding Blockworks, Michael was a consultant, providing mid-market manufacturing-focused companies with advice on operational and capital efficiency, as well as M&A strategy.
Molly Jane Zuckerman
Molly Jane Zuckerman is Opinion Editor at Blockworks. She previously was the head of news at Cointelegraph as well as the host for the Cointelegraph YouTube channel, and has written for both Decrypt and Modern Consensus. Experienced journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the crypto/blockchain industry, as well as academic researcher and translator in the field of Russian studies. Strong media and communication professional with a Master's of Science focused in Russian Political Science from King's College London. Molly Jane first started writing about crypto in January 2018, right as Bitcoin began its freefall from its $20,000 high. She’s most interested in the intersection of the people behind emerging technologies and the technologies themselves, especially as cryptocurrency in particular attracts a diverse group of creators and entrepreneurs. Molly Jane has interviewed crypto personalities including the Winklevoss twins, former CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo (“Crypto Dad”), Binance’s CZ and more. Before she entered the crypto sphere, Molly Jane received her Masters of Science in Russian Political Science from King’s College, London. She is also the author of a book on the birth of Russian detective fiction, “Rex Stout Does Not Belong In Russia: Exporting the Detective Novel.”
Barry Silbert
Barry Silbert is the Founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG). He is at the epicenter of the bitcoin and blockchain industry, and DCG is a global enterprise that builds, supports, and invests in companies worldwide. As an early and active investor in the industry, Barry established himself in 2012. He founded DCG in 2015 and the company is now one of the industry's most prolific investors, backing hundreds of companies globally. In addition to its investment portfolio, DCG owns Grayscale Investments, Genesis, CoinDesk, Foundry, Luno, TradeBlock, and HQ. DCG also invests directly in digital currencies and other digital assets. Before DCG, Barry was the Founder and CEO of SecondMarket, a venture-backed technology company that was acquired by Nasdaq. He has been recognized with several awards and honors, such as Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young and Crain's, and being selected to Fortune's "40 under 40" list. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Barry worked as an investment banker in New York. He graduated with honors from the Goizueta Business School of Emory University.
Justin Ridgely
Justin Ridgely is the COO at Syndicate. Formerly, Director of Operational Finance at BlockFi, Founder of Reboot Careers, Finance and Strategy Lead at Dissectables, Associate at Credit Suisse.
Kenny Dong
Kenny Dong is an investor at Folius Ventures and previously worked at Sequoia Capital and Northern Lights Ventures. He graduated from Emory University and Yale University.
Jimmy Zhong
Jimmy Zhong is the co-founder of IOST. He graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Computer and Mathematics. He was a former member of Magna Cum Laude 500-startup. He has founded multiple successful start-up companies and successfully exited them. He is also an early Bitcoin/Ethereum miner.
Christina Oshan
Christina Oshan is General counsel at Anagram and previously was co-founder and general counsel at Maul Media. She is a graduate of the University of Florida and Emory University School of Law.
Travis Scher
Travis is co-founder and Managing Partner at NIV. Prior to founding NIV, he led investments at Digital Currency Group from 2015-2019, during which time he invested in over 100 crypto startups and protocols across dozens of countries. Travis started his career as an M&A attorney at Skadden Arps. He holds a BBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, and a JD from the University of Michigan Law School.
Tricia Lin Collins
Tricia Lin is the Vice President of Research at Blockworks. She was previously the head of listing and research at Binance.US. She was also responsible for investor relations at Shuttle Ventures and private wealth management at Morgan Stanley, with a special focus on UHNW blockchain, artificial intelligence, etc. investment needs. She co-founded GopherCard, a blockchain-based gift mobile application and payment company dedicated to mainstreaming digital assets and mobile/e-commerce.
Taylor Zhang
Zhang Natural is Head of Eco & Investment at Mask Network. He holds a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from Emory University.