Stefan Rust

CEO & Founder at Truflation

Details

Stefan Rust is the founder and CEO of Truflation, and previously the CEO of Bitcoin.com. Stefan bought his first Bitcoin for $5 in April 2012.

Investments

Project
Round
Valuation
Amount
Date
Sphinx Sphinx
Pre-Seed -- $ 2 M
Jun 24, 2025

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