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Vankyo S. is Head of Business Development at Manta Network and previously was Global Head of Institutional and VIP Business at Binance. She graduated from Columbia University and the University of Amsterdam.
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Noah Perlman
Noah Perlman is the Chief Compliance Officer at Binance.Before Binance, He worked at Gemini, first as CCO and then as Chief Operating Officer. He also served as President and CEO of the Gemini Trust Company, LLC, a New York trust company regulated by the the New York State Department of Financial Services. Before starting in crypto, He was a Managing Director and the Global Head of Financial Crimes at Morgan Stanley, where He had legal and compliance responsibility for the Firm’s Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions, Anti-Boycott, Anti-Corruption and Government and Political Activities programs. Earlier in his career He was the Division Counsel for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division. Prior to his stint with DEA He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York where He held several supervisory posts including Special Coordinator for Crimes against Children and Deputy Chief of the Narcotics Section.
Frank Fan
Frank Fan is the Partner at Arcane Group.Frank recently worked in leadership roles at Huobi exchange. He also has more than a decade of experience in fintech and consulting roles at Microsoft and AXA. Frank holds an MSc from Columbia University and an MBA from Tsinghua University.
Kenzi Wang
Kenzi Wang is the Co-founder of Symbolic Capital and Cere Network. He was the former Venture Partner at Borderless Capital, former Vice President and General Manager at Huobi Global, and former Co-Founder and General Partner at AU21 Capital.
Wonder XU
Wonder XU is a founding partner at Bas1s Ventures and previously worked at Binance. He received his undergraduate education at Waseda University in Japan and transferred to Columbia University in the United States.
Hakuna Xie
Hakuna Xie is an Investment Director at LD Capital. She has previously worked as a Partner at BlockArk and PR at Binance. She received her education from Nanjing University of Finance and Economics in Shanghai, China.
Chaosmos
Chaosmos is the Head of Asia at Botanix and previously worked at CoinDesk and NEAR Protocol. He graduated from Columbia Journalism School.
Dan Roberts
Dan is the Editor in Chief at Variant. He has been writing about crypto since 2011. Prior to joining Variant, Dan was Editor in Chief at crypto news site Decrypt, where he recruited a team of writers and editors, led the site’s news strategy, created and hosted the gm podcast, planned and emceed live events, and moderated panels at conferences around the world. Before that, he spent five years at Yahoo Finance and five years at Fortune. He has written about tech, sports business, and books for a broad range of publications including Sports Illustrated, TIME, Vice, Air Mail, The Guardian, The Paris Review, NPR, Deadspin, Salon, The Daily Beast, The Morning News, and many more. He is the primary author of the 2013 book “Zoom: How to Supercharge Your Career.” He graduated from Middlebury College and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
Kevin Zhang
Kevin has led early-stage investments in financial technology and developer products since joining Bain Capital Ventures in 2017. Prior to Bain Capital, Kevin was the first business hire and Head of Product at Fundera, a lending marketplace acquired by NerdWallet (NASDAQ: NRDS). After hard weeks in the email salt mines, Kevin likes to catch Magic: the Gathering prereleases and watch Team Liquid play Starcraft.
Sharlyn Wu
Sharlyn Wu is one of the founders of AladdinDAO. He has served as the chief investment officer of Huobi and the head of blockchain investment at CMB International.
Max Crown
Max Crown is CoFounder and Chief Finance Officer at MoonPay. Max started his career in 2004 with Mercedes-Benz McLaren, and has garnered experience across various finance, operations, and risk positions for over a decade and a half, spanning three distinct nations. Between 2008 and 2010, he took on the mantle of CFO for a high-end real estate firm operating in both London and Brazil, overseeing the entirety of its financial, tax, and regulatory frameworks. On the academic front, Max completed his Bachelor of Business Studies from City University, London in 2004, followed by a Master of Finance from London Business School in 2009. He later received a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School in 2014.