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Collision Toronto takes place this June 20-23, 2022. It is billed as one of the biggest tech conferences in the world. This year's event will feature a number of influential folks from the world of crytpo. Below we list 6 top crypto influencers attending Collision 2022.
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple
Following stints senior at Yahoo! and AOL, Brad made the move to payment protocol and exchange network Ripple in 2015.
Ripple’s blockchain technology enables financial institutions to process customer payments anywhere in the world instantly and reliably. The company has expanded significantly since Brad became CEO in 2015, with the network serving 300 customers across 40+ countries.
Raghu Yarlagadda, co-founder and CEO at FalconX
Raghu co-founded FalconX, one of the world’s leading crypto trading platforms, in 2018. The company recently reached a US$3.75 billion valuation after a US$210 million Series C financing round.
FalconX is backed by investors such as American Express Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and Tiger Global Management, amongst others.
Flori Marquez, founder and SVP of Blockfi
Flori is dedicated to increasing inclusivity in the cryptocurrency and fintech ecosystem. From educating consumers about how to invest in cryptocurrency to encouraging underrepresented communities to work in the industry, she has backed numerous projects to make crypto more accessible for all.
Blockfi was created to provide credit services to markets with limited access to simple financial products. BlockFi sets itself apart from other crypto service providers by pairing competitive rates with institutional-quality benefits.
Charles Cascarilla, co-founder and CEO at Paxos
Charles secured the first Trust Charter for digital assets designation in the US and has testified to the US Senate and House of Representatives on the merits of blockchain technology for the global economy. He has also worked in investment for decades at several major VC firms.
The New York-based crypto platform now builds blockchain solutions for enterprises such as PayPal, Meta, Mastercard, Bank of America and Revolut.
Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO at Aave
Stani founded Aave in 2017 with one aim in mind – helping to build Web3, a new iteration of the internet based on decentralized blockchain technology and using token-based economics.
Around the time he founded Aave, Stani released ETHLend, one of the first decentralized finance ‘DApps’ which allowed for peer-to-peer asset transactions in digital payment, lending, trading, derivatives and prediction markets. He also recently launched the first Web3 social media platform, Lens, which enables users to tokenize profile pictures and content using NFTs.
Kathleen Breitman, co-founder and CEO of Tezos
Tezos was built to facilitate more intensive security protocols around the most sensitive or financially weighted smart contracts by guaranteeing the correctness of the code governing digital transactions.
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