Benjamin Small
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Benjamin A. Small, PhD has been working in the financial services and fintech sectors since 2006 and is based in London. He previously held quantitative research and technology roles focusing on capital markets and trading at Citadel, UBS, Credit Suisse, and IEX. Ben was COO of the Gemini exchange and CTO of Genesis Global Trading. He holds multiple patents related to trading technologies. Ben obtained bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Columbia University.
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Cameron Winklevoss
Cameron Winklevoss is the Co-founder and President of Gemini, a next-generation Bitcoin exchange. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Economics and earned an MBA from Oxford University. In 2008, he represented the United States at the Olympics Games in Beijing, China, where he placed 6th. Since 2003, Cameron has been an angel investor and entrepreneur in emerging technologies. He began participating in the Bitcoin economy through direct investment in 2012. In addition to being President of Gemini, he and his brother Tyler are currently seeking SEC approval for the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust, a Bitcoin ETF, and have launched the WinkDex, a Bitcoin price index that will price the ETF.
Martin Garcia
Martin Garcia is the co CEO of VersiFi and previously worked at Genesis Trading. He graduated from Vanderbilt University.
Matthew Ballensweig
Matthew Ballensweig is the Managing Director, Head of Go Network at BitGo. Presively he was the Managing Director, Co-Head of Trading and Lending at Genesis.
Shane Molidor
Shane Molidor was CEO of Business Development at AscendEX, former Global Head of FBG One, which is the client-facing trading division of FBG Capital. FBG One operates an over-the-counter (“OTC”) desk to service clients seeking to trade large quantities of crypto assets, as well as a designated market making program to support token projects following issuance. FBG One trades upwards of $1B per month, and the team consists of over 20 professionals across trading, IT, and business development. Prior to joining FBG One, Mr. Molidor worked in business development at Gemini Trust Company, LLC: a fully regulated New York-based cryptocurrency exchange and custodian founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. Mr. Molidor has worked alongside premiere trading institutions, token projects, and regulators in the cryptocurrency ecosystem since 2015. His experience has equipped him with an intimate understanding of exchange infrastructure, custody solutions, evolving regulation, and marketplace dynamics. Mr. Molidor holds a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and also attended The London School of Economics where he studied Economics.
Shaun Blackburn
Shaun Blackburn is Deputy CISO at Gemini
Joshua Lim
Joshua Lim is the Managing Director and Head of Derivatives at Genesis Trading. He previously managed the Spot and Derivatives Trading Desk at Galaxy Digital, and built the Treasury and Over-the-Counter Trading Desk at Circle. Before entering the cryptocurrency space, Josh traded Equity Volatility at Goldman Sachs.
Eugene Ng
Eugene Ng is the Co-Founder at OpenEden. He also is the Adviser, Founding Partner at DWF LABS. Presively he worked as Head of Business Development for Asia Pacific at Gemini and Matrixport. Eugene Ng graduated from New York University-Stern School of Business.
Duncan Cock Foster
Duncan Cock Foster is the co-founder and director of Nifty Gateway.
Christopher Mariadason
Christopher Mariadason is Chief Compliance Officer at Gemini
Matt Ballensweig
is the Managing Director, Head of Go Network at BitGo and former Managing Director, Co-Head of Trading and Lending at Genesis.