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Han Liu is the founder of BitFi and was previously the co-founder and CTO of AscendEX and an analyst at BlackRock. He received his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 2012.
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Daniel Bronheim
Daniel Bronheim is an investment analyst at gumi Cryptos Capital, and previously he was a senior venture capitalist and fellow at AscendEX. He graduated from Princeton University in the United States.
George Cao
George Cao is the Founding Partner and CEO of AscendEX. He was formerly the CIO and General Manager of Delpha Capital Management.
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.
Ariel Ling
Ariel Ling is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of AscendEX.
Sam Fang
Sam Fang is the Chief Financial Officer at Blockstream and holds a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Scott R. Byron
Scott Byron is the former Head of Venture at AscendEX focused primarily on early-stage token projects.
Mohammad Shaikh
Mohammad Shaikh is co-founder and CEO of Aptos and former director of Strategy at ConsenSys. Shaikh has also worked at Meta, The Boston Consulting Group, and BlackRock. Mohammad holds an MBA from the University of Rochester - Simon Business School and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Economics, and Accounting from Hunter College.
Bonna Zhu
Bonna Zhu is Founding Member at Divergence Protocol, Partner at Nothing Research. Formerly, Head Of Business Development (Asia) at BitMax, Business Operations & Strategy at Huobi.
Peter Knez
Peter Knez is the Chairman of Venom Foundation.Peter Knez is a former Chief Investment Officer at BlackRock.Prior to that, Peter held positions with Lincoln Capital Management and Goldman Sachs, where he led quantitative research and fixed income. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Peter held professorship positions at Kellogg School of Management, University of Wisconsin and University of Chicago. Peter completed his PhD work at The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania and post-doctoral work at the University of Chicago, with a research focus on term structure models and asset allocation.
Federico Brokate
Federico Brokate is vice president and head of U.S. operations at 21Shares and previously served as BlackRock's Director of U.S. business strategy, where he was responsible for developing and implementing iShares' overall business strategy. He graduated from New York University.