Cryptoons would like to show appreciation to the numerous individuals who have dedicated their time and in many cases their livelihoods, to creating innovative projects and educating the general public on the world of cryptocurrency. While we at Cryptoons do not necessarily share all of their same views and or opinions, we value their contribution to helping the space grow. They are true pioneers to this world-wide changing event! From CEO's and developers, to Influencers and public speakers, they all play an important part!
A Russian-Canadian programmer, co-founder of Bitcoin Magazine, & co-founder & inventor of Ethereum. Ethereum is the second largest cryptocurrency and the largest and most well-established, open ended decentralized software platform that enables SmartContracts and Distributed Applications to be built and run on it. Vitalik is a major pioneer of the space. Outspoken, charitable, and dedicated to seeing the industry grow, we hope he continues to propel it in the right direction.
Is a Chinese-Canadian business executive, who is the founder and CEO of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, as of April 2018. Zhao was previously a member of the team that developed Blockchain.info and also served as chief technology officer of OKCoin. His valiant efforts to educate the masses to crypto, contribution to charity, and insatiable grind, make him a highly valued and respected figure by the crypto community.
Brian Armstrong discovered Bitcoin in 2010 and was aware of the issues of payment systems across the world. He then decided to provide a solution that could make it easier for people to buy & sell crypto. He partnered with Fred Ehrsam, and started Coinbase. By 2017, Coinbase became the first crypto startup to reach a valuation of $1 billion or more. By 2020, Coinbase had already generated $1.28 billion in that year alone. By 2021 it made its first public offering via a direct listing on NASDAQ. Today it serves more than 73 million users & has 1249 employees!
Is a mathematician, founder of Cardano and co-founder of Ethereum, which are two of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency networks. He attended Metropolitan State University of Denver and University of Colorado Boulder to study analytic number theory before moving into blockchain. His approach to development is calculated and thorough, which many believe will propel the Cardano project as a premier leader in the cryptocurrency space.
Bradley Kent "Brad" Garlinghouse is the CEO and on the Board of Directors of financial technology company Ripple Labs. He was previously the CEO and Chairman of Hightail, and before that held executive positions at AOL and Yahoo! He is a major spokesman for the adoption and widespread usage of cryptocurrency as an alternative means to our current financial system.
Jesse Powell, a California State University graduate, got an early start with digital currencies in 2001 when he founded a firm assisting players in online games with account management and in-game currencies. He began developing the crypto exchange Kraken in 2011. Powell piloted Kraken toward record trading volumes in 2020 and led the push for it to become the first digital-asset company to receive a U.S. bank charter recognized under federal and state law. This made mainstream headlines, with the exchange granted permission to become the first special purpose depository institution to provide comprehensive deposit-taking, custody and services for digital assets.
Michael Kong is the CEO of Fantom foundation. He studied Information Technology and Finance at the University of Sydney, where he led a group project and final year thesis on decompiling and analyzing virtual machine instructions for the EVM to automatically find issues in smart contracts. While at university, Michael started a cryptocurrency fund with others from traditional finance called Token Capital Management. He, along with others, assisted Fantom with the raise in early to mid-2018, and later became integral in transforming Fantom into a global operation.
Gavin Wood is a computer programmer, co-founder of
Ethereum and creator of Polkadot & Kusama. He invented Solidity and wrote the Yellow Paper specifying the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Wood served as the Ethereum Foundation's first chief technology officer. After leaving Ethereum in 2016, he co-founded Parity Technologies (formerly Ethcore), which develops core infrastructure for Ethereum, Bitcoin, Zcash and Polkadot.
Sunny Lu graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a major in Electronics and Communication Engineering. He has over 15 years' experience as an IT executive in Fortune 500 companies and was the former CIO of Louis Vuitton Greater China. In addition to his strong technical background in the computer science and networks, Sunny has extensive experiences in IT strategy and management, enterprise digital transformation, and innovation. Sunny co-founded the VeChain project in 2015 which focuses on supply chain through the use of blockchain technology.
Stani Kulechov was interested in finance and became involved in fintech communities while studying law at the University of Helsinki. It was there he first discovered Ethereum and the concept of smart contracts, which got him excited about the possibility of blockchain technology to create a decentralized financial ecosystem and to make financial products more efficient. In 2017, Kulechov launched ETHLend, an Ethereum-based peer-to-peer lending and borrowing platform, as one of the first decentralized finance platforms. The next year, the project rebranded to Aave and expanded its focus beyond just Ethereum and lending.
Jae Kwon is the fomer CEO of Tendermint and co-founder of Cosmos, which was established to save the world from needlessly wasting electricity to secure distributed ledgers. After graduating from Cornell in 2005 with a B.S. degree in computer science, he worked as a professional developer in Silicon Valley, including at Alexa, and at Yelp where he led the mobile application development team. He also cofounded iDoneThis, a productivity service.
Sergey Nazarov Graduated from NYU with a Bachelors in philosophy and management. He joined the crypto space in 2011, launched the “SmartContract” platform in 2014 as a way for users to build trustless, programmable agreements, and in 2016, he first revealed his oracle solution. At the time, Nazarov said that “Easily connecting smart contracts to the data sources, internal services and bank payment methods desired by users is the next step in making them truly useful for real world use cases.” In an attempt to solve the so-called “oracle problem” faced by centralized networks, SmartContract announced the decentralized Chainlink network in 2017, which went live on the Ethereum mainnet in mid-2019.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are American investors, founders of Winklevoss Capital Management, HarvardConnection (later renamed ConnectU), and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange. Competing directly against other leading cryptocurrency exchanges like Kraken and Coinbase, Gemini allows its users to buy, sell, and store primary cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin and ether, and exchange them against one another and for fiat currencies. The Winklevoss’s are major supporters of the cryptocurrency space and believe it will completely revolutionize the global financial system.
Jared Tate has been involved with Bitcoin since 2012. In the Fall of 2013, he decided to make several improvements to the Bitcoin core protocol which culminated in the launch of the DigiByte blockchain on January 10th, 2014. DigiByte has pioneered many blockchain enhancements such has DigiShield, MultiShield & MultiAlg which have all now been implemented by many other blockchains. DigiByte was also the first major blockchain to adopt SegWit. After years of consistent, committed development, rapid community growth and new use cases, the DigiByte Blockchain has become the world's longest, fastest & most secure UTXO blockchain in existence.
TM Lee is the cofounder and CEO of CoinGecko, a cryptocurrency data aggregator that tracks price, volume, social and developer stats. The company has collaborated with Western University in Canada and Humboldt University in Berlin in producing cryptocurrency research. It is now one of the leading aggregators in the space tracking over 12,000 cryptos.
Hayden Adams is founder of Uniswap, one of the most widely used decentralized applications built on Ethereum. Prior to Uniswap, Hayden was an engineer at Siemens. He graduated from Stony Brook University with a bachelor in engineering in 2016. He came onto the crypto scene when he decided to learn how to code using the Solidity language that powers the Ethereum network. Thereafter, Hayden perfected his knowledge of automated market makers and decentralized exchanges, which led him to launch Uniswap in late 2018. The second version of the DEX came in May 2020, and soon, the total value locked on the decentralized application was going through the roof. Today it is the top AMM.
Brendan Eich is an American technologist and creator of the JavaScript programming language. He co-founded the Mozilla project, Foundation and Corporation, and served as the Mozilla Corporation’s CTO and briefly, as its CEO. Eich is also the CEO of Brave Software, a free and open-source web browser developed by Brave Software, Inc. based on the Chromium web browser. It blocks ads and website trackers, and provides a way for users to send cryptocurrency contributions in the form of Basic Attention Tokens to websites and content creators.
Esteban Ordano is the co-founder of Decentraland, the first blockchain-enabled virtual world powered by cryptocurrency. Previously, Esteban co-founded Zeppelin Solutions and invented Streamium, the first app implementing payment channels, a crucial technology for scaling
blockchain payments.
Mitch Liu is the co-founder and CEO of Theta Labs and THETA.tv. Theta Network was created to solve problems with video distribution and looked to a peer-to-peer model that would help reduce those costs as users could relay video streams among themselves. In 2010, he co-founded Gameview Studios best known for its Tap Fish mobile game franchise with nearly 10 Million downloads. Prior to that, he co-founded Tapjoy in 2007, a pioneer of rewarded social and mobile video advertising, and grew that company to $100MM in revenues. He holds a BS in Computer Science & Engineering from MIT and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
William Quigley is the cofounder of WAX (Worldwide Asset Exchange) and managing director of Cashel Enterprises, which has contributed to over 40 blockchain and cryptocurrency related investments. He has helped build many transformative companies including Tether, GoCoin, and Mastercoin. William received his MBA from Harvard business school and holds a B.S. in accounting from University of Southern California. Today Wax is the safest and most convenient way to create, buy, sell, and trade physical and virtual items - to anyone, anywhere in the world.
Jack Mallers is the key operational figure behind El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender. He started Zap four years ago as a payment app for cannabis dispensaries. Zap later transformed into a crypto exchange, launching the Strike app, one of the world’s leading Bitcoin payment apps. The young executive at age 28, has made it to Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2021. Mallers has also been closely affiliated with the Bitcoin Beach Project as a protagonist of fundamental human freedom, a quality he associates with financial transacting. The project focuses on absorbing financially excluded people into the payment ecosystem.
Maxim Blagov is a visionary with 18 years of expertise in creative direction, software project management, marketing and software design. He’s a professional in concept & strategy development for large interactive applications, specializing in the video gaming and blockchain industry. He is also the Co-founder of Enjin, a suite of integrated products that make non-fungible tokens (NFTs) easy for individuals, businesses, and developers.
Charlie Lee is a computer scientist. For a decade in the 2000s, he worked for Google writing code for Chrome OS. In 201 he became interested in Bitcoin and would release “Litecoin” after he had written this new blockchain technology based on Bitcoin. He did not intend to compete with Bitcoin but meant for Litecoin to be used for smaller transactions. In July 2013, Lee left Google and began working at Coinbase,
before the cryptocurrency exchange adopted Litecoin. Lee is currently working full-time with the Litecoin Foundation to gain mass adoption.
Kris Marszalek founded cryptocurrency payments company Monaco in 2016 as a way t give everyday users better control over their finances and data. The company rebranded to Crypto.com in 2018 to better reflect its core mission to accelerate the global adoption of cryptocurrency, and it now offers crypto debit cards, centralized and decentralized exchange services, and more. A self-described lifelong company builder, Marszalek founded several startups before venturing into the crypto space, including major e-commerce platform Beecrazy, which he sold to iBuy Group Limited in 2013. Prior to launching Crypto.com, Marszalek
served as CEO of Ensogo, an online discount retailer in Southeast Asia.
Matthew Gould is a co-founder of an Ethereum startup working to put domain names on the blockchain called Unstoppable Domains. He also created the first consumer rating system on Bitcoin (Forum) and Verified News, an ethereum app to validate the truthfulness of news stories on the blockchain. Recently his company was awarded a grant from the Ethereum Foundation to build a batteries included front end library for development (Browseth). Additionally Matthew is a mentor with the ENS foundation annual hackathon which is building the protocol layer for blockchain based domain names.
Roger Ver began investing in bitcoin in early 2011 when the price was still under $1. He contributed over a million dollars into new crypto-related startups, including Ripple, Blockchain.com, Bitpay and Kraken. His company Memorydealers was the first to accept bitcoin as payment. He has been a prominent supporter of crypto adoption and saw it as a means to promote economic freedom. In 2012, Ver organized bitcoin meetups in Sunnyvale & is one of five founders of the Bitcoin Foundation. He has also been a strong advocate for Bitcoin Cash as a peer-to-peer Electronic cash system.
For over a decade, Erikan Obotetukudo has built global expert networks, communities and movements across 5 continents. She has initiated the first venture-capital fund focused on crypto startups led by entrepreneurs of Black and African descent and helmed by a Black woman. Audacity Capital LLC plans to invest up to $100,000 each in as many as three startups a quarter. The businesses have to focus on decentralized finance - essentially peer-to-peer lending, borrowing and trading. Preference will be given to those concentrated on Africa. Thank you for your contribution towards positive growth Erikan!
Jackson Palmer and programmer Billy Markus created dogecoin in 2013. Palmer said that he wanted it to draw positive attention to cryptocurrency and to encourage innovations with the technology by making it accessible and appealing to new users. This has helped contribute to the positive culture of community growth within the crypto space, with Dogecoin being one of the biggest communities of them all!
Justin Sun is a tech entrepreneur, the founder of the cryptocurrency platform TRON and CEO of BitTorrent. He is also the former chief representative of the Greater China area of Ripple, and is the founder and CEO of mobile social app Peiwo.
Johnny Lyu is the CEO of Kucoin, one of the top crypto exchanges in the world that makes it easier to buy, sell, and store digital assets. They constantly innovate to stay ahead of the competition on a great platform. Before joining KuCoin, Lyu accumulated abundant experience in the e-commerce, auto and luxury industries.
Emin GünSirer is a Turkish-American computer scientist. He is currently an associate professor of computer science at Cornell University, co-director of IC3. He is known for his contributions to peer-to-peer systems, operating systems and computer networking. Sirer is also founder of Avalanche protocol, a project related to building computing platform using Avalanche Consensus.
Brendan Blumer is an American entrepreneur, executive, and investor. He is the CEO of Block.one, the tech company producing the EOS.IO distributed ledger software. At 15 he developed a website called GaMeCliff to sell virtual assets in the multiplayer online gaming space. It displayed different characters, weapons, and houses for MMORPG games including EverQuest and World of Warcraft.
Riccardo Spagni, also known by his internet handle “fluffypony,” was the lead maintainer of Monero, a privacy-centric cryptocurrency project that aims to obfuscate the linkability of transactions across source, quantity, and destination. Spagni is an entrepreneur who started his career in software development, and upon discovering the Monero project in 2014, dedicated his professional work to the community.
Jed McCaleb is an American programmer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, who believes in consciously leveraging technology to reduce inefficiency and improve the human condition. He created eDonkey, one of the largest file-sharing networks of its time, as well as Mt. Gox, the first bitcoin exchange, before later selling it. In 2011 he founded and served as the CTO of the company Ripple until 2013. In 2014 he would cofound Stellar. Jed leads technical development of Stellar, a universal financial network that aims to increase economic participation for all individuals. The Stellar network is supported by Stellar.org, a nonprofit that couples technology with digital financial literacy and contributes to open-source software. Jed is also an advisor to MIRI, which researches artificial intelligence for positive impact.
Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam also known as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and actor from New Jersey. In 2018, Akon announced he was working with the Senegalese government to build a tourist-city with a cryptocurrency-based economy named Akon City. At the time, it was said that three square miles of land minutes from the Blaise Diagne International Airport and around 50 kilometers from the capital of Dakar was given to Akon by Senegal president Macky Sall. It is said to be currently under development, and will be the first 100% crypto-based city with Akon's own cryptocurrency, Akoin, at the transactional center.
Coming from humble beginnings and rising all the way to the top Sandeep Nailwal is truly motivational! A successful entrepreneur cofounding Polygon labs, as well as an angel investor, he wears many hats. But none as significant as his role as a web3 community ambassador. His contribution to the space is not limited to the successes of his own projects, but has broader reach on the entire crypto and blockchain industry. Sandeep is most certainly a pioneer!
Anatoly Yakovenko, the co-founder of Solana, has almost two decades of experience building high-performance operating systems. He led OS development at Qualcomm & held engineering roles at both Dropbox and Mesosphere. Yakovenko has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
The analytics guru and world traveler, Ian Balina is the definition of a “Self Made Man”! Turning $20k into $5million in 2017 was just the beginning of his remarkable journey. He has transformed his unique ability to thoroughly review projects in the market into a crypto data analytics enterprise “Token Metrics”, which is growing exponentially! It has
brought in some of the top names in investing and more importantly machine learning to get it off the ground. They want to ensure that this is the single best information platform available anywhere, to everyone, at an affordable price. And we at Cryptoons are proud members! His success has been featured in Forbes, CNBC, The Today Show, The Telegraph, and much more.
Andreas is a best-selling author, public speaker, educator, & expert on Bitcoin & blockchain technology. He is known for making complex subjects easy to understand and highlighting both the positive and negative impacts these technologies can have on our global societies. He’s been interviewed by numerous major networks/publications for his industry expertise as well as featured in many documentary films. And his podcast “Unscrypted” provides tremendous value. Currently, he is working on his sixth book and third technical work, Mastering the Lightning Network. Simply put…no one explains crypto better!
Nicholas Merten is an expert in both cryptocurrency and traditional financial markets. His analysis are in depth as he guides you through both macro and micro economic environments. As both the Founder & CEO at DigiFox & Founder at DataDash he provides great content and quality services for the masses!
With multiple youtube channels George is a true entrepreneur and adamant believer in crypto. 2 videos/day everyday, he provides great content with news, analysis, project coverage, and interviews. But what is most compelling is his motto “We are George”. This represents the strength of the crypto community remaining unified and resilient! Despite FUD, he focuses on the long term and tells it straight which is why he has one of the most loyal followings in the crypto space!
Known for his intense passion and desire for positive change, Jason Appleton has done a lot to spread the crypto word. Able to overcome tremendous obstacles he is a successful family man, entrepreneur, influencer, investor, trader, networker…the list goes on. But most importantly a genuinely good guy!
Part entertainer, part educator, ALL good for the crypto space! Cameron has a unique style that makes him stand out while providing thought provoking questions that many don’t realize should be asked. He then gives his opinion and drops that knowledge on you! And His alter ego “Fiat daily” is hilarious! He puts real thought and time into his videos and it shows.
With hundreds of thousands of followers who analyze his predictions, Benjamin Cowen is one of the most popular crypto-themed YouTube personalities in the world. He shares insights based on his extensive expertise in engineering and science. He is the CEO of Into the Cryptoverse, a company that helps clients make the right crypto investments.
Omar Bham is a truly dedicated crypto OG with amazing heart and character. Actor, musician, vocalist, investor, influencer…dudes got talent! As humble as they come, thank you Omar for your contribution to the crypto space!
Pumping out 2,3, even 4 videos a day sometimes between multiple youtube channels, the modern investor is an information machine! Providing great content since 2016 with almost 250k subscribers and over 40 million video views, delivering news and insight is what he does best! With a passion for all things investing he doesn’t just have an eye for crytpo, he is also an avid art collector and real estate guru. If anything watch his videos just for the ending where he speed reads off the members of his patreon group. Hilarious LOL.
Michael started building his brand in 2014, with zero audience & basic skills, and now is a Cryptocurrency & Social Media Guru with nearly 1 million followers. He provides a course on Udemy where he makes it fun and simple to learn. Covering a wide variety of topics including how to build a retirement fund, long-term investing & short-term trading, technical analysis, asset safety, social media marketing, and online advertising. With over 300,000+ students on Udemy and 10,000+ students elsewhere he is spreading that knowledge.
Entering the space at a young age “That Martini Guy” has been pushing since day 1! Going through various ups and downs he has stayed persistent and today is a highly successful trader, investor, entrepreneur, and influencer in the cryptocurrency space. He is a great example that no matter your age or circumstance you can make your dreams come true!
Technical analysis expert, social media extraordinaire, and quick with the hands in the boxing ring! Crypto Wendy O is simply amazing! The combination of information, education, and good laughs she provides for her viewers is unparalleled. Nobody works all 4 platforms harder (Youtube, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok). An absolute positive to the crypto space.
Randall tells it straight, and with his own special humor! In the space since 2017 he has provided tremendous content through youtube with over 200k subscribers as well as his other social media networks. He also has a Patreon group where he provides in depth analysis and information about the market. And he was a 2018 Crypto Influencer Award Winner. "Boomshakalaka!"
The first person in the world to buy a Lamborghini with Bitcoin which would coin the phrase “When Lambo”! Peter Saddington is an entrepreneur, family man, and true crypto enthusiast! He has created multiple successful businesses and maintains an intense grind while always encouraging positive reinforcement. He believes there is no reward without risk.
Alex knows her crypto! Very detailed with her technical analysis, as well as thorough in her project reviews. She has a desire to test all things out in the space to expand her knowledge! Also very engaging with the community. One of the humblest and kindest individuals out there we need more people like her!
The fast talking, chart analyzing, news reporting, interview conducting, information packed, never sleeping, Crypto Zombie! K-Dub is a ball of energy providing fundamental analysis, technical evaluation, and market coverage. In the crypto industry he is a one stop shop!
Crypto news in “Bite-sized pieces”, no one compacts information better. Family man, entrepreneur, investor, influencer, and down to earth guy. Rob provides very helpful tutorials, spreadsheets, and general data for newcomers to the space as well as a completely free website for added value. And gives his unfiltered opinions which make him truly authentic.
Forrest Przybysz is a rising star in the crypto community with his youtube channel CryptoStackers. Former Senior Cryptocurrency Investment Analyst at Token Metrics as well as holding other career positions as a Financial Analyst, Pricing Analyst, and Business Analyst, his experience is vast!
A career as a Financial Market Thought Leader Bill Noble has exhibited achievement in “big data” working with technology and marketing teams to turn data patterns into revenue generating products. He has held consulting roles at Goldman Sachs, Charles Schwab, and Morgan Stanley, where he provided perspective and analysis on financial markets. He was recruited by Ian Balina to provide cryptocurrency analysis for institutional and retail customers at Token Metrics. Working in concert with a functional leadership team to create a wealth management program for people looking to use quantitative tools for portfolio management. He has helped Token Metrics go from a startup to a multi-million dollar company in annual revenue.
From teacher & IT background to author of the best selling book “Bitcoin & Black America” a dynamic new book that explores the synergy between black economics, Bitcoin and blockchain technology, Isaiah Jackson is growing as an iconic figure in both the black community and the crypto community! After living in a huge banking city (Charlotte, NC), the light bulb went off when he discovered Bitcoin in 2013. He knew the financial revolution and monetary evolution had arrived! Incredibly humble, he is not afraid to address and dive into the topics that need to be discussed.
The best twins in crypto, Aaron & Austin Arnold have grown like very few have. With well over a million followers on social media they consistently deliver news about the market every day so that you can stay on top of what is going on around the world as it relates to crypto. Also legitimate actors they are multi talented as well. Their future is bright and it is awesome to see brothers team up the way that they have.
Bitcoin enthusiast, expert trader, family man, programmer, YouTuber, and public figure, Davinci Jeremie is a true pioneer in the crypto space. He advised his online followers to spend just $1 on the cryptocurrency back in 2013, an investment which has made exponential returns! His foresight into this great new asset class has him living the dream! He also has a telegram group that shares exclusive knowledge, personal trades, live videos and creates a great community.
Aaron Bennett is an up and coming personality in the crypto space. With a highly informative youtube channel that connects with viewers unlike no other, he is as humble and personable as they come. Even keeping the community updated as he travels on the road! His efforts are top notch.
The biggest crypto YouTube channel with over 2 million subscribers, and over million followers across all social media, Coinbureau provides cryptoccurency insight like no other. In depth analysis on a broad range of topics, there is nothing Guy Turner hasn’t covered. A true Bitcoin enthusiast!
Pomp is an entrepreneur, investor, and U.S. Army veteran . He has built & sold numerous businesses, and manages a portfolio valued at heading close to a billion in early-stage tech companies. A great public speaker who is often interviewed on major networks for his stance on and belief in Bitcoin. He leads by doing in putting a majority of his net worth in this new asset class. He has also taken his knowledge to youtube with the “pomp podcast” where his crypto and general business content is simply amazing!
Rex Kneisley is one of the best tutorial experts out there! From showing you how to purchase crypto, to setting up wallets, downloading software, navigating exchanges, staking, farming, code verifications, implementing security… I mean this guy does it ALL!
Matty is THE NFT EXPERT. Before NFT’s went mainstream he had the eye and the firm belief for its potential and use cases as the new industry which was going to transform digital property and status forever. And he put his money where his mouth is by investing in numerous projects which has paid off big time! He educates many through social media on the basics as well as complexities of NFT’s to help familiarize them with this growing space!
Investor, influencer, and Jiu Jitsu expert, MikeThaInvestor is dedicated! His motto is “Helping You Invest In Yourself By Sharing My Journey & Inspiration!” His goal is to not only motivate, but to provide resources to help get you going including great tutorials and project reviews!
Hashoshi is excellent at keeping his viewers educated and up to date on the latest trends in the crypto and blockchain industry.While analyzing the broader scope, his background as a programmer also gives him the enhanced ability to dive into the technical aspects as well! He provides a relaxed environment with his “crypto over coffee” segments and makes his audience feel at home!
Ran Neuner is the Co-founder and CEO of Onchain Capital, a Blockchain Investment fund and advisory service. In 2017 he launched Crypto Trader, the world’s first televise cryptocurrency show featured on CNBC which has garnered huge success. His youtube channel has also gained popularity with well over half a million subscribers. It is extremely informative and interviews many interesting guest within the crypto industry.
Very few have the passion that Lark Davis has for crypto. And His commitment shows day in and day out. With a huge social media following and a weekly wealth mastery research report he provides tremendously valuabl information. A cool and collective nature he is as smooth as they come. And no one rocks better shirts!
Investor, trader, influencer, entrepreneur, game developer, and NFT expert, Ellio trades is doing it all! With a great eye for market trends, he provides extremely valuable content to the crypto community. He also has his own project “SuperFarm” which is your all in one place for NFT and Defi integration which has tremendous promise!
With an extensive history in programming and extremely bright from an early age, Ivan is destined for greatness. Check out his academy which helps teach people about blockchain technology. With over 450k Youtube subscribers he delivers vast content. He comes to you everyday “Like an atomic clock!”
CTO Larsson has worked for two decades to create the emerging technologies of 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G and IOT in 10 different countries for Ericsson Group. He has held various CTO roles and the role of Vice President for Mobile Broadband in Southeast Asia & Oceania with billions of dollars in yearly sales responsibility. Larsson is now dedicated to taking new technologies like blockchain to the same scale as telecom. In the field of Technical Analysis, he has created the Larsson Line trend indicator. He is a highly valued tech industry advisor, holds his own patents and since 11 years old, he has loved to code.
“The biggest crypto influencer in ALL THE INTERWEBS!”. With an eruption of followers being the first crypto youtube channel to reach 1 million subscribers Ben has been pumping out that content! He gives it to you straight with no fluff. His videos are as informative as they are entertaining. The one and only Bitboy!
Andrei is one of the most humble guys out there. Stocks & crypto investor, influencer, & magician! Great knowledge compiled in well edited style give him a unique approach. One of the best at explaining the ins and outs of markets, economic factors, and investing so the average person can better understand it. He comes from humble beginnings and has now over 2 million followers because people value his content, but more so his authenticity.
Founder of InvestAnswers, James Mullarney has successfully spearheaded initiatives to transform the digital space from within Zurich Financial Services. Energized by a personal passion to help others reach their financial goals, James’ first-hand experience and pragmatic guidance transcend traditional means of investment advice, inspiring and educating long term investors, beginners and everything in between. His conviction in Bitcoin is unwavering. And his passion to educate, charitable endeavors, and love of animals, display how big the heart of James really is. He is truly a selfless individual and an incredible asset to the crypto space!
She is one of the top women in crypto, and one of the best influencers/educator's period! And it’s not only her ability to seek out great investment opportunities, but also the genuine passion she holds for this industry. Valuing financial growth, innovation, AND general liberties…she encompasses everything that makes this space great. Lady of Crypto is a true crypto pioneer! Keep providing that ALPHA!
With a tech and business background, Paul Barron comes into the Web3 industry possessing fundamental knowledge of how enterprise systems work! He has used his expertise to build an amazing youtube channel and provides an added wealth of information in his “Diamond Circle”. With deep dives into both macro and micro economic events, interviews with prominent figures in the space, and objective input, Paul is definitely great for crypto and blockchain!
Web3 extraordinaire, Classy Crypto is an amazing content creator and addition to the space! With 2 highly informative youtube channels he covers both crypto and gaming. And he doesn’t just talk it…he plays it! #Spidertanks #Grit #TWD #Superior…list goes on! Keep up the amazing work and “Stay Classy”!
There are those making great advancement in the web3 space…and then there are those like Sarah Buxton who are helping transform entire worldwide industries! As CEO of Gala Music and Gala Film, putting power in the hands of artist, musicians, and fans alike… Music and Film will soon be changed forever! And witnessing newcomers like Just Shockey, Emily Faye, and Monía Ashībi we are ecstatic to see what Sarah and the team are building for the future!
Humble, informative, personable and driven are just a few words that describe Jason Brink. He is also a leading innovator and spokesmen for Gala Games which aims to revolutionize how gaming is done. A project that will not only help evolve a massively growing industry but also create new economies which will change lives for many around the world! Constantly connecting with people in the community we hope you continue to build!
Intelligent, ambitious, funny, AND focused, Miss Teen Crypto is the perfect example of a new generation of leaders that take the initiative to self educate and teach others! She however stands out as exceptional among her peers. And her contribution to the crypto space is tremendous! Keep up the great work as your journey has only just begun!!!
Concise and to the point yet highly informative, Chase produces excellent content on his youtube channel. Keeping up with the trends he not only provides great insight, but also on highly relevant topics. Becoming a digital nomad helped him escape the system and now he is living the dream! Keep on elevating!
Jack Patrick Dorsey is an American technological entrepreneur/philanthropist who is the co-founder & former
CEO of Twitter, and the founder/CEO of Square, Inc., a financial payments company. He has spent the past couple of years educating others on bitcoin, and using his multibillion-dollar enterprises to share that same message by pushing crypto-embracing features. He led both Twitter and Square toward implementing bitcoin and blockchain-centric features. Recent initiatives at Square have included a hardware wallet to store bitcoin and the exploration of building a dedicated bitcoin mining system. He announced a sweeping rebrand, renaming “Square” to “Block”, displaying his passion for blockchain technology.
Michael Novogratz is an ex-hedge fund manager, and is
current CEO of Galaxy Investment Partners which focuses on cryptocurrency investments such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Novogratz has been a Bitcoin bull through the years, and continues to raise awareness and push adoption of the digital asset class. At the beginning of 2021, he pointed out that institutions are playing an expanding role in Bitcoin’s upward trend. Often interviewed on tv networks, he
shares his knowledge and expertise in the field, and encourages investors to allocate a % of their wealth to BTC!
Dan Held is the former Director of Growth Marketing at Kraken. His prior company Interchange, a portfolio reconciliation tool for crypto institutional traders, was acquired by Kraken in 7/2019. Prior to that, he was at Uber on Rider Growth/Global Data. Before Uber, Dan built some of the most popular early crypto products including ChangeTip (acquired by AirBnB), and ZeroBlock (acquired by Blockchain.com in the second ever all Bitcoin acquisition). He was part of the original 2013 crypto meetup group in SF which was comprised wit the founders of Kraken, Coinbase, Litecoin, and others.
Chamath Palihapitiya is a venture capitalist, engineer, SPAC sponsor and the founder and CEO of Social Capital. Also an early senior executive at Facebook and is a minority stakeholder and board member of the Golden State Warriors. He recently disclosed that his investment firm has owned bitcoin since 2013. While there are thousands of different cryptocurrencies out there, Chamath has been the most vocal about his support of bitcoin in particular. He loves bitcoin because It’s a hedge against the financial system, it's electronic, peer-to-peer, and mostly unregulated, and he has a chance to become an expert in this space. Known for his great pics, we are happy that he chose Bitcoin!
Having dabbled in stocks and conventional financial instruments as a teenager, Vignesh Sundaresan fell in love with the un-censorable, open world of blockchain in 2013 as a student of Carleton University, Canada. He then co-founded BitAcce and in 6 months set up 100 Bitcoin ATMs in 18 countries. Among the first to recognize, he funded some truly unique projects in crypto, including Ethereum, Polkadot, Dfinity, Flow and Decentraland. He is also known as “MetaKovan”, the buyer of the $69 million NFT by the artist Beeple.
Michael J. Saylor is an American entrepreneur and business executive, who co-founded and leads MicroStrategy, a company which provides business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud-based services. In 2020 he made the decision to invest heavily into Bitcoin as a new emerging asset class. MicroStrategy now holds over 120k Bitcoins. Saylor has pointed to the cryptocurrency's finite number as one of the factors that makes bitcoin so valuable. "Bitcoin is the most liquid, scarce, uncorrelated asset you can buy.“
Mark Cuban is an American billionaire entrepreneur, television personality, media proprietor, and owner of the Dallas Mavericks pro basketball team. He recognizes Bitcoin as a safe haven asset. He believes Ethereum stands out for its utility as the most used blockchain, and its smart contracts power most projects from decentralized finance (DeFi), Decentralized applications (DAPPS), nonfungible tokens (NFTs). He is also a supporter of Dogecoin as a medium of exchange that can be used for the acquisition of goods and services. He is a strong proponent of the crypto space and is heavily invested in its future!
Professional football player Russell Okung made a unique request while playing for the Carolina Panthers in 2020, asking to convert half his $13-million salary into Bitcoin. The Panthers obliged, making Okung the first athlete in a major American sport to be compensated in cryptocurrency. Bitcoin's meteoric rise has made him one of the NFL’s highest-paid players. Russell Believes “Bitcoin is the great equalizer for Africans to take back control of their money and empower themselves. This is the only inclusivity which matters.” He has also established Bitcoinis.com, a site aimed to normalize Bitcoin for everyday life by providing a list of easy to use apps which help you buy, earn, store, lend, mine, and more with bitcoin!
Hailing from the tech startup scene, Willy Woo has become one of the best-known crypto analysts in the space. After buying his first Bitcoin in 2013, the statistician says he “fell down the rabbit hole”. Thereafter, a swift rise to the top of Bitcoin metrics saw Woo create Woobull, a data resource that documents Bitcoin’s transformation as an asset using a plethora of in-house indicators, many of which were created by Woo himself. Beyond Woobull, Woo often appears in the media and has a large Twitter following.
Simon Dixon is the CEO & co-founder of investment platform BnkToTheFuture.com who have invested over $60m in FinTech companies. He is also the Fund Manager of Bitcoin Capital & author of the book 'Bank to the Future'. An active FinTech & Bitcoin angel investor with investments in BitPay, Kraken, BitPesa and over 20 others. An ex-director of the UK Digital Currency Association & UK CrowdFunding Association, who regularly speaks on the future of finance to governments, businesses, investors and financial institutions. You will find Simon regularly quoted & appearing in much of the major press & media including BBC, FT, CNBC, Reuters, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal to mention a few.
Raoul Pal is a co-founder of Real Vision, a financial media company offering in-depth video interviews and research
publications from the world’s best investors. He has run a successful global macro hedge fund, co-managed Goldman Sachs’ hedge fund sales business in Equities in Europe, and helped design the BBC TV program Million Dollar Traders. He is a strong believer in crypto stating that most of his liquid assets are invested in this market. Quoted “Bitcoin is destroying all other assets in the world, and I have never seen this before in my career.” He has also taken a large position in Ethereum as he explores the crypto market further!
Spencer Dinwiddie, cryptocurrency pioneer and pro basketball player, is one of the most prominent professional athletes to invest in digital assets and promote innovation with blockchain technology. In 2019 he worked to tokenize his NBA contract. He also invested in Dapper Labs (the team behind the Flow blockchain) and launched Calaxy, a blockchain-based app for influencers. Spencer believes in growing the crypto space, as well as building businesses that give back!
Tim Draper is a billionaire venture capitalist who has built his fortune by making early investments in tech startups including Skype, Twitter, and Ring, in addition to cryptocurrencies. One of the first major investors to purchase Bitcoin, he has paved the way for others in the traditional realm to enter the space. Also the founder of Draper Associates-a global venture capital firm for industry transforming companies, Draper University-an immersive entrepreneurship program that helps bright minds grow their network in Silicon Valley, and multiple other enterprises. Tim is a true visionary!
Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez is a Salvadoran politician and businessman who became the 43rd president of El Salvador on June 1st 2019. On June 5th 2021, Bukele announced that he planned to introduce a bill to the Legislative Assembly which would make El Salvador the first nation to make bitcoin legal tender. On September 6th 2021, Bukele stated the Salvadoran government had bought its first 400 bitcoins. He also plans to build the world's first bitcoin city in the southeastern region of La Unión at the base of the Conchagua volcano, which would use geothermal energy to power bitcoin mining.