Experts

John Robinson is President & COO at 100Thieves. Former game developer and VC, EIR & Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, Vice President & General Manager, Nexon Mobile at Nexon.

John Robinson

Fast Break Labs

Sky Mavis

Genopets

Spencer Noon leads investments at Doggie Tail Crypto Capital, a fundamentals-focused crypto fund. Previously he worked at SeatGeek, started an early Bitcoin ATM network, and was an investment management analyst at UBS.

Spencer Noon

Steve Bennet is founder and managing director of Bodega Partners and is an active participant in the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial ecosystem as start-up CFO, Angel Investor, and Professor.  Over the past 20 years, he has been CFO, investor, and/or board member of over 50 technology start-ups, primarily in the software, Internet, and mobile sectors. Since 1995 he has taught entrepreneurial finance and is currently adjunct faculty at San Jose State University. He is also on the Steering Committee for the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship and UCLA Venture Capital Fund. Prior to and concurrent with Bodega, Steve was a Venture Partner at Outlook Ventures, Board Member of Sand Hill Angels, Partner at Menlo Incubator and held various financial and management positions at Bay Logics, Digital Microwave, and Arthur Andersen. Steve earned an undergraduate degree in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA. He blogs at www.professorvc.com and tweets @ProfessorVC.

Steve Bennet

Fred Ehrsam is the co-founder of Coinbase. Previously, Ehrsam worked as a trader in the Securities Division at Goldman Sachs, and in Portfolio Analytics at BlackRock. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Duke University.

In 2014, Ehrsam was named one of TIME’s 30 People Under 30 Changing the World. In the same year, he was also included as part of Forbe’s 30 Under 30.

Starting something new with Matt Huang.

Fred Ehrsam

Perpetually fooled by randomness. Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital.

I’m co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, a thesis-driven cryptofund focused on driving returns for investors long-term. I’m proud to say that we’re one of the most respected firms in the space, backed by some of the smartest investors in the world. 

I started programming when I was 10 years old. I'm absolutely fascinated by software. It’s been a lifelong passion that’s guided me to what I believe is the dawn of a new asset class.

As managing partner at Multicoin, I spend every waking moment examining market forces and searching for new opportunities. I also enjoy working closely with our portfolio, conducting in-depth research, and designing crypto-native investment strategies. I’ve invested the bulk of my time and money into this firm. I have every intent to be here for the long-haul. 

My uncanny superpower is the ability consume and synthesize massive amounts of complex information, and distill the core concepts such that they can be explained to a 5-year old. I share my thoughts publicly on Multicoin's blog.

Prior to starting Multicoin, I co-founded Pristine, an enterprise software company that enables deskless workers with solutions for smart glasses. During my time as CEO we grew to millions in revenue and raised over $5 million in venture capital before being acquired by Upskill in May, 2017. It was amazing journey and a tremendous learning experience. 

I hold degrees in Finance and Management from NYU Stern. And, if the internet made a degree in crypto, I would hold that too.

Kyle Samani

Co-founder of Scalar Capital. Previously Product Manager of Coinbase. Advisor of 0xProject.

Linda Xie is the co-founder of Scalar Capital, a cryptoasset fund. Xie is also an Advisor at 0x, a decentralized exchange run on Ethereum. Previously, Xie was a Product Manager at Coinbase. Prior to that, she was a financial analyst at AIG in New York. She holds a BS in Economics from University of California, San Diego.

Linda Xie

Ryan Selkis is Founder and CEO of Messari. Entrepreneur, investor, and writer helping to build the bitcoin / digital currency ecosystem. Founder of Messari, and formerly an entrepreneur-in-residence at ConsenSys, and founding team member at the industry's most active investor (Digital Currency Group) and largest media brand (CoinDesk). Working on new ventures and angel investing.

Ryan Selkis was the Managing Director at CoinDesk, a site providing the latest news, analysis, and insights in the cryptocurrency and blockchain spaces. Prior to CoinDesk, Selkis was the Director of Growth for Digital Currency Group, an investment firm focused on the crypto space. He holds an MBA from MIT School of Business.

Ryan Selkis

Mike Dudas is investing at 6th Man Ventures, Founder of LinksDAO, The Block, Button. Formerly, VP, BD & Ventures at Paxos. Earlier in his career, he was the head of mobile BD at Braintree/Venmo and worked at both Google and Disney.

Dudas has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management. Mike Dudas was born on June 1, 1979.

Mike Dudas

Ash Egan is Founder of Acrylic. Formerly Partner and Web3 investor at Accomplice VC. Investing in blockchain and crypto enabled protocols, applications and companies. 

Ash Egan is a Partner at Accomplice focusing on early stage blockchain and crypto investments. Previously, he was a founding Principal on the venture team at ConsenSys, the largest blockchain company in the world, where he led investments in BlockFi, Vault, RocketPool, and Quantstamp. Ash began his career in venture at Converge VC, where he focused primarily on blockchain/crypto and machine learning applications, and led the firm's investment in Chainalysis' seed round. Ash received his AB in American Politics from Princeton University where he captained the Men's Varsity Squash team and played on the National Champion Team in 2012. He is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and serves as an advisor to university students at Harvard Ventures and uConsortium. Ash has been published in Coindesk, VentureBeat, and the Boston Globe.

Ash Egan

Barry Silbert is the Founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group. Sitting at the epicenter of the bitcoin and blockchain industry, DCG is a global enterprise that builds, supports, and invests in companies all over the world. 

A pioneer in bitcoin investing, Barry established himself in 2012 as one of the earliest and most active investors in the industry. In 2015, he founded DCG and today, DCG is one of the industry’s most prolific investors, backing more than 120 companies in 30 countries around the world, including Coinbase, Ripple, BitPay, and Circle.

In addition to its investment portfolio, DCG owns Grayscale Investments (the largest asset manager in the industry with ~$2 billion in AUM), Genesis Trading (the largest regulated OTC crypto trader), and CoinDesk (the preeminent media and events company in the space). DCG also invests directly in digital currencies and other digital assets. 

Prior to DCG, Barry was the founder and CEO of SecondMarket, a venture-backed technology company that was acquired by Nasdaq. Barry has received numerous awards and accolades including being named Entrepreneur of the Year by both Ernst & Young and Crain's, and being selected to Fortune’s prestigious "40 under 40" list.

Before becoming an entrepreneur, Barry worked as an investment banker in New York. He graduated with honors from the Goizueta Business School of Emory University.