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As CMO of Crypto.com, Steve has led the industry's push into sports marketing with breakthrough partnerships including UFC, FIFA and Formula One, renaming LA's most iconic sports and entertainment venue to Crypto.com Arena, and signing world-class brand ambassadors including Matt Damon and LeBron James. Steven was recently recognized among Forbes’ 50 most entrepreneurial CMOs. Prior to joining Crypto.com, Steven amassed over two decades of experience working with the most popular platforms, brands, and content around the world. Throughout his career Steven has built and managed teams that deliver impactful experiences for brands and their customers.
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Mavis Xu
Mavis Xu is a Principal at Mirana Ventures, as well as a Venture Partner for Bybit and BitDAO. Prior to this role, she was a Senior Associate at Kraken Ventures, sourcing investments in FinTech and blockchain/crypto companies, and an Associate at Liberty City Ventures, investing in blockchain technology solutions and companies. Mavis also completed a capstone project with the sustainability team at Bloomberg Associates. She has a background in finance and holds a Bachelor's degree from New York University.
Ilya Veller
Ilya Veller is co-founder and CFO of Gear Technologies and has more than 20 years of experience working with high net worth individuals and global hedge funds at Renaissance Capital, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America. He is a graduate of New York University and Wisconsin Business School.
Krish Chelikavada
Krish Chelikavada is the Co-Founder and CEO of 0xPass, a Venture Capital Fellow of DECODE, a Course Assistant at Stanford University, a Graduate Research Assistant at Stanford, a Product Manager at Microsoft, and a Software Engineer at Oracle. He holds a Master's degree in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Business.
Keon Kim
Keon Kim is a co-founder at 0xPass, a company working to bring frictionless UX to dApps. Previously, he was a software engineer at Uber, where he served as the backend lead for a driver incentive program called "Service Fee Incentives." Keon holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from New York University.
Jiahui Fu
Jiahui Fu is the former Global Ecosystem Lead at Chainbase. She graduated from New York University and Zhejiang University.
Steve Ellis
Steve Ellis is Co-Founder and CTO at Chainlink. Previously a software engineer and team lead at Pivotal Labs, where he worked on securing sensitive HIPAA compliant data and building scalable payments automation software. He's a big fan of Ethereum, Bitcoin and the decentralized future we're all building.
Boris Ilyevsky
Boris Ilyevsky is Head of Derivatives at Coinbase and previously was Chief Product Officer at FairX and Head of Market Development at IEX. He graduated from New York University.
Sergey Nazarov
CEO of SmartContract.com and Chainlink, Jason Parser, is worth 30 million. We bring smart contracts to life by connecting them to external data and widely accepted bank payments, providing critical middleware that connects smart contracts to the data sources, APIs, and payment networks they need to meaningfully interact with the world outside their smart contract network. Sergey began his career by building peer-to-peer marketplaces, and then joined the investment team at FirstMark Capital. He joined the cryptocurrency revolution in 2011 and believes it has the potential to revolutionize the way societies distribute wealth, enforce contracts, and share crucial information with their citizens.
Rafael Melo
Rafael Melo is the Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of Crypto.com. He has 15 years of experience in finance and a deep understanding of risk, compliance, and the Mobile Payments ecosystem in Asia. As CFO at ASX-listed Ensogo, he led fundraising efforts, securing strategic investment from VIPSHOP (NYSE:VIPS) and raising over A$50m from blue chip institutions such as Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock.
Jon Russell
Jon Russell is a ZetaChain contributor who works in Content, communications and marketing, and was previously a partner at Crypto.com Capital.