Sebastian Gawenda

Head of Options Business at Bybit

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Sebastian Gawenda is Bybit’s Head of Options Business. He previously led the institutional sales team for the Crypto.com spot and derivatives exchange. Prior to his role at Crypto.com, Sebastian played a key role in leading Kraken’s institutional relations and solutions division across the EMEA region.

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Bybit

Head of Options Business

Kraken

Crypto.com

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