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Tekin Salimi is the founder of DAO5, an experimental cryptocurrency investment fund that will become a decentralized autonomous organization. He previously worked as a General Partner at Polychain Capital and as a Corporate Lawyer at Torys LLP. Salimi holds a Doctor of Law degree from York University's Osgoode Hall Law School, graduating in the top 10% of his class. He has also completed exchange programs at the National University of Singapore and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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