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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Director operating in the Cryptocurrency space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Max Boonen
Director & Founder of B2C2
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About B2C2: B2C2 is the trading firm of choice in the institutional crypto markets.
Olivier Roussy Newton
Co-Founder, Director of HIVE Blockchain
A visionary young technology leader and a co-founder of HIVE, Olivier advises Genesis Mining, the world’s largest crypto miner, on new business initiatives. He is a partner at Latent Capital, an investment fund focused on quantum computing, financial technology and bioinformatics. Olivier’s expertise in the blockchain space helps the HIVE board to navigate challenges and identify new opportunities.
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About HIVE Blockchain, Valour: HIVE Blockchain is a partnership between Genesis Mining and Fiore Group to accelerate the development of the blockchain sector.
Graeme Blackwood
UX / Design Director of Argent
Graeme Blackwood is a UX design director at Argent.
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About Argent: Argent is the most simple and secure smart wallet for crypto.
Rob Allen
Co Founder & Director of Dacoco
Rob Allen is the Co-Founder and Director at Alleos Ltd and Dacoco. He attended the University of Warwick.
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About Dacoco: the publisher of AlienWorlds.io, the largest blockchain game in the world
Jack Gavigan
Executive Director of Zcash
Jack has a background in financial technology, cyber security and trading systems, gained at companies like Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley (where he also worked as a trader). He has advised the UK government on digital currencies and blockchain technology, and currently occupies the role of COO at the Zcash company.
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About Zcash: Zcash offers payment confidentiality, while still maintaining a decentralized network using a public blockchain.
David S. Wong
Chairman & CEO, Director of Midpoint
David is a London-based entrepreneur and investor in disruptive technologies and previously Managing Director of Expadis Capital. Prior to becoming an investor, he co-founded a publicly traded technology and media company. David has extensive experience in building, advising technology companies and helping businesses scale internationally. David started out as a client of Midpoint. He subsequently invested in the Company and joined the Board of Directors. David holds a BSc (Hons) in Engineering from the University of Liverpool and MA (Distinction) in Management from the University of Brighton.
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About Midpoint: Midpoint is a true peer-to-peer international payments platform for any businesses or individual wanting access to fair and transparent FX.
Kenneth Haugaard
TitleDirector of Coingeek
Kenneth has over 16 years’ combined business development experience within SaaS and Distributed Ledger Technology. He has extensive experience and a strong track record in leading sales and partnership strategies in the B2B market to drive success and accelerate growth. With his vast expertise and process-oriented approach, Kenneth creates and maintains long-term client relationships and develops strategic partnerships that deliver value quickly and unlocks new opportunities for both clients and partners. Before this, Kenneth was the Director of Business Development at a family office with a focus on blockchain, where he established new revenue channels, built investor relations to identify new business opportunities, and consulted large enterprises on blockchain adoption. Kenneth holds an Academy profession degree in International Business and Marketing from Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College and is a certified NLP Business Practitioner.
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About Coingeek, Finlight.com: Coingeek is a cryptocurrency news site.
Robert Andrews
Director of Content of Clarity PR
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About Clarity PR: Clarity delivers tech PR campaigns for the world’s most exciting technology startups.
Gavin Scruby
CIO and Director of Smartdebit
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About Smartdebit: Streamline payment handling, improve your cashflow and increase customer retention with SmartDebit.
Tom Bateson
Co-Founder & Operations Director of Toll
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About Toll: Empowering creators to earn from their media wherever it is published.
Rhian Lewis
Director of Count My Crypto
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About Count My Crypto: Cryptocurrency calculator and altcoin monitor. Track your currency investments and overall balance in any currency.
Andrew Field
Managing Director of BitDirect
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About BitDirect: BitDirect is a financial institution that offers exchange solution from international markets for bitcoins.
