Ian Balina

Founder & CEO at Token Metrics

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Ian Balina is the founder and CEO of Token Metrics, a data-driven cryptocurrency investment research platform that helps investors become better through analysis and machine learning. He is a serial entrepreneur who has founded five companies, worked for world-class companies such as IBM and Deloitte, produced documentaries, and has written two books.

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Token Metrics

Founder & CEO

Token Metrics Ventures

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IBM

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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.

Alison Haire

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Andres Fleischer

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Howard Yuan

Howard Yuan is the co-founder and managing partner of Fundamental Labs and previously worked at IBM. He graduated from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business and Tongji University.