Leaders

The Visionary Behind UHT Agastya Samat, the Director of the Force of Good Foundation and a pivotal force behind UHT, brings a wealth of expertise from his ventures in fintech, digital healthcare, and mobile gaming. Agastya’s unique blend of business acumen and legal insight ...read more

Why Blockchain? A Personal Journey Butkus's transition from traditional finance to blockchain wasn't a leap of faith but rather a calculated move shaped by years of experience. Reflecting on the shift, he shares: "I've always been driven by a passion for solving problems. ...read more

Sandy Carter's bio reads like a whos who in tech - both Web2 and Web3. She is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Unstoppable Domains, a platform that enables users to establish blockchain-based domain names and decentralized websites. In this role she oversees company ...read more

At DevCon 7 in Bangkok, I was captivated by the bold visions of world-building unfolding around me - from the dynamic hacktivist and governance hubs alive with fervent dialogue to artfully crafted spaces that intertwined cryptography with art. Yet, beneath this optimism lingered ...read more

How can we safeguard businesses that require both Web2 and Web3 protections? Cybersecurity goes beyond providing technical solutions. Having a thorough understanding of human psychology can help to identify threats and consider a more holistic approach to all levels of ...read more

Paolo Ardoino, the CEO of Tether, the blockchain that powers the most used stablecoin in the world (called USDT) is bullish about the potential of a decentralized currency, based on a distributed ledger for many reasons. Ten years have gone by since the inception of its ...read more

Watch the video here Peter McCormack’s life has been a bit of an open book. His initial rise to financial success and subsequent crash in both work and personal life is the stuff of movies; especially since his well-documented recovery and new successes are in the equally ...read more

In the race to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) for business, Matt Hawkins, CEO and founder of Cudo Ventures, has identified a major sticking point. As all data is sucked up into the vortex of AI networks, this renders the very prompts used as the next frontier of intellectual ...read more

Lisa Loud is executive director of Secret Network Foundation and she explains why confidential computing is essential for mass adoption in Web3  “Mass adoption will only come when businesses can use blockchain in a confidential way. “Until that time, businesses that rely on ...read more

As a student, Lisa Loud thought she might become a scientist. She studied programming and math and began her career as a developer at Apple. However, soon she was put in charge of a team of developers whose task was to acquire and integrate new technologies. That started her ...read more

The revived clarion call of Web3 enthusiasts has been that the much-heralded death of the metaverse is largely overstated.As the bull market picks up pace, not only is the metaverse very much alive but it has been driven by the users themselves — the self-same users that the ...read more

"The inspiration was a bit selfish," Weinberger admits. "I knew the headaches I was experiencing first-hand—compliance, documentation, and filing. We envisioned a solution that could alleviate these burdens." Weinberger and his long-time friend and co-founder, Noam Eppel, ...read more

From the outset you can tell that Jakob Kronbichler has carefully positioned himself at the helm of innovation in the bustling Hong Kong. Renowned as the Asian Financial hub with a sub-tropical climate, this city has made a name for itself in the DeFi world. As CEO and ...read more

You can watch the interview here:  “I think people like to know who they are dealing with. I’ve built my reputation in blockchain writing for one of the largest publications in the space (Benzinga) and I produce and host some of the biggest meme coin Spaces shows on Twitter (X), ...read more

The Genesis of Morpheus Network Morpheus Network, established in 2017 and funded in 2018, leverages over 25 years of supply chain expertise. Weinberger's personal experiences in the supply chain sector highlighted significant inefficiencies, particularly in compliance and ...read more

One of the most significant advantages veteran creators possess is having a successful track record which garners them credibility within the industry. This credibility is crucial when launching new ventures or seeking funding, as investors and collaborators are more likely to ...read more

In the dynamic world of virtual gaming, Sandbox Game is making waves under the leadership of its founder and CEO, Sebastian Borget. A recent episode of the Block Leaders Podcast revealed how Borget's strategic vision has propelled Sandbox into a new era of growth and innovation, ...read more

The intersection of supply chain management and blockchain technology represents a revolutionary shift in how businesses operate and manage their logistics. Blockchain, with its promise of enhanced transparency, security, and efficiency, is transforming supply chains globally. ...read more

Distributing tokens, especially in the form of airdrops, can pose a chicken and egg scenario. Cynics say that airdrops only attract airdrop farmers and the new holders will dump them as soon as they can, but more sympathetic observers say they can fill a void where there is ...read more

Derek Daly had retired before Conor was born and so he never saw his dad racing – but Derek worked in racing TV and his mother worked at the racetrack so he was surrounded by cars nevertheless. Daly began karting at the age of 10, which he says is old really. His father had never ...read more

Alexander Elhorst’s journey into becoming a Web3 founder was anything but straightforward. He entertained engineering related studies – not hardcore he stresses – before traveling to Rotterdam in his native Netherlands to study public administration in the Erasmus University. ...read more

Most founders come to their project through their passion. Dan Thomson, founder and CEO of Sensay is one such person. He has a diverse academic background, combining technology and philosophy, and ended up writing a couple of books based on the concept of the mind, uploading ...read more

Simon Vieira, CEO of MixMob, a Solana gaming platform, hails from a AAA gaming background. He has worked at EA, at FIFA PokerStars and understands Web2 gaming very well. He also understands the mentality behind these companies. “They tend to be conservative when it comes to ...read more

A holder of a degree in Psychology Science, which essentially emphases data over people, enabled Josh Hardy to meet fellow co-founder, David Mesiter, at university in Melbourne, Australia. They started a business making websites which pushed Hardy into coding – a surprisingly ...read more

“Basically the unseen, the undiscovered artists that are still looking to break out in the space. Everyone at the bottom needs a leg up and UNDRGRND is the launch pad for them.” The project began three years ago when Gisondi answered a Reddit post looking for writers. He joined a ...read more

When it comes to architecting the future financial landscape, who better to do it than an ex-nuclear engineer. Engineering as a trade requires a very strict skillset of caring about the minor details of a project. Mastering a level of adaptability, problem solving, critical ...read more

• What's your story? (what did you study, what is your professional background, what were you doing before) Always loved ideas and creativity. Worked for some of the best global advertising agencies creating marketing campaigns for tech and financial brands. Then became a partner ...read more

Financial failure does not phase Maximillian White. He’s seen it quite a bit, twice in his own career and once in his father’s. However, his personal reaction when his business lost $39 million in the Cypriot banking collapse was to use his remaining money to purchase a Rolls ...read more

Bitget is now the fifth largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, and Jamie Elkaleh paints a picture of the growing excitement in crypto markets generally. He is keen to use education as we enter the next bull run to keep people safe. “There is a general feeling of ...read more

His background previously had been C-suite security and infrastructure jobs with top Web2 giants including IBM, Google and VMware. “I see the lack of security as being one of the biggest issues stopping mass adoption in Web3. People getting phished, projects getting hacked and ...read more

Despite his English accent, Richard Muirhead is Australian and one of three brothers. His family settled in the UK when he was seven years of age and he definitely feels like a first-generation immigrant. He enjoys a fairly robust rivalry with his brothers as well as a native ...read more

What do you look for in your product partner? I am definitely interested in innovative teams, especially teams that have experience. We have on occasion invested in first time founders, but that is much riskier. I like to find teams that are passionate about what they're doing ...read more

Skaaning described it as an AI technology from the old days - which still has some good features - and pointed out that unlike AI, the models derived from this technology were transparent. To which I asked if the transparency of Bayesian networks was what led Skaaning to the ...read more

That Neil Bergquist would hold the record for the first licensed Bitcoin ATM in the world does not strike me as unusual. This is, after all, the man who organized an official Guinness World record breaking snow ball fight in Seattle on January 12, 2013. It was for charity but ...read more