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Valery Vavilov is the CEO and founder of The BitFury Group, the world's leading full-service blockchain company. Valery's entrepreneurial experience and passion for blockchain technology led him to found the company in 2011, when the technology was just beginning to capture the world's attention and imagination. As a native Latvian who experienced the challenges resulting from the collapse of the Soviet Union, Valery was inspired by blockchain technology and saw an opportunity to build technological solutions that could improve the lives of people around the world. Valery first focused on the hardware solutions that would ensure security and trust in the Bitcoin Blockchain, leading Bitfury to develop five generations of cutting-edge mining chips and state-of-the-art data center designs. Under his leadership, the company has expanded its focus to provide custom-designed software, consulting solutions, and advanced hardware, all while maintaining its position as one of the major public Bitcoin Blockchain security and transaction providers. Prior to founding Bitfury, Valery spent more than 15 years in a variety of technical and leadership positions. He received his MS from Riga's Transport & Telecommunication University in Latvia.
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Ellen Gormley
Ellen Gormley is Chief Financial Officer of Sky Mavis, and previously was Chief Financial Officer of Bitfury and Chief Financial Officer of RDX Works.
Brian Brooks
Brian Brooks is CEO at Binance.US, will now be leading Binance.US, a top ten crypto exchange, in its efforts to better compete in the hot digital asset market in the US. He is an esteemed leader with an unparalleled blend of experience across traditional financial services, government, and the digital assets industry. He stepped into the Comptroller role in mid-2020 as acting Comptroller, and quickly moved forward on multiple areas of interest to the Fintech sector. He clarified that federally chartered banks could hold crypto while approving Anchorage as the first chartered digital asset bank. He also helped to clarify the Madden Rule that impacts online lenders. In his role as Comptroller, Brooks benefited from prior experience as Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase, among other executive roles at various financial services firms. Brooks received his BA from Harvard University and his JD from the University of Chicago.
Rostyslav Shvets
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Slava Zhygulin
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George Kikvadze
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