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Ray Peh
Ray Peh is Vice President of Kronos Research and previously worked at AlphaLab Capital Group in charge of market making services and over-the-counter trading. He graduated from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
Mark Shifke
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Mark Murphy
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Ryan Navi
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Michael Kraines
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Bobby Cho
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Ryan Selkis
Ryan Selkis is the Founder & ex-CEO of Messari, and was previously an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at ConsenSys and a founding team member at the industry's most active investor, Digital Currency Group, and the largest media brand, CoinDesk. He is also working on new ventures and angel investing.
Creus Moreira Carlos
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Derek Hsue
Derek Hsue is the Co-Founder at Reverie and formerly an analyst at Blockchain Capital. Before that, he worked in the Private Funds group at Mercury Capital, where he focused on venture capital fund diligence. Derek is an active writer, and has explored various topics including governance, mining, and privacy. He is also a founding member of the Penn Blockchain Club, where he taught an introduction course to cryptocurrencies. Derek attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he got his B.S. in Economics and Finance.
