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BUTTERSCOTCH 60

Our 2nd annual 'who's who' provides a snapshot of the crypto leaders advancing market growth in 2026.

    FOUNDERS

    • Chris Brummer, CEO, Bluprynt
    • Carmelle Cadet, CEO, EMTECH
    • Malik Corbett, CEO, Hekaton ***
    • Chris Duffus, CEO, Fonbnk
    • Wyatt Meldman-Floch, CEO, Rule 110 Inc. & Reality Network ***
    • Abubakar Nur Khalil, CEO, BTrust
    • Ramona Ortega, Esq., Founder, WealthBuild
    • Arushi Sood Joshi, CEO, Zult ***

    VISIONARIES

    • Betsabe Botaitis, Chief Financial Officer, P2P.org ***
    • Valeria Bystrowicz-Liendo, Head of Partnerships, Ashurst Perkins Coie
    • Stéphanie Joseph, Senior Vice President & Global Product Lead of Digital Assets Payments, Citi
    • Stephen Richardson, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Banking, Fireblocks
    • Clara Tsao, Founding Officer, Filecoin Foundation

    BUILDERS

    • Maya Caddle, Head of Payments Partnerships, Solana Foundation
    • Dr. Tonya Evans, CEO, Advantage Evans ***
    • Yaya J. Fanusie, Global Head of Policy, Aleo Network Foundation
    • Jake Foreman, Co-Founder, IndigiDAO ***
    • Lisa Francoeur, Co-Founder, DeFi All Odds
    • Corey “Jayohcee” Jocko, NFT & Digital Artist ***
    • Kathryn Kmiotek, Board of Directors, PayTech Women
    • Tom McCarthy, Director of Development, Satoshi Action Fund
    • Cleve Mesidor, Executive Director, Blockchain Foundation ***
    • Grace Navas, Principal, Avane Strategies
    • Richard Ng, Co-Founder, IndigiDAO ***
    • Sol Ortega, Coalitions Director, Chamber of Progress
    • Ambriel Pouncy, Global Head of Engagement & Ecosystem Innovation, The Digital Economist
    • Estuardo Rodriguez, CEO, Intersect 
    • Sinclair Skinner, Co-Founder, Black Blockchain Summit
    • Monica Talan, Founder, CryptoConexion ***
    • Nicole Valentine, Fintech Senior Director, Milken Institute
    • Yesha Yadav, Professor of Law & Associate Dean, Vanderbilt University Law School
    • Keiko Yoshino, Executive Director, Puerto Rico Blockchain Trade Association ***

    MEDIA

    • Nicole Casperson, CEO, Fintech Is Femme
    • Naeim Khanjani, VP of Strategic Initiatives, Punchbowl News
    • Rachel Morrissey, Director of Content, Stablecon
    • Marisa “Ritzy” Estrada Rivera, Co-Host, The Get Down: Beyond Bitcoin Podcast ***
    • Kelvin Sparks, Layer One Podcast, The Block 
    • Aaron Stanley, Founder, Brazil Crypto Report ***

    MAVENS

    • Habib Ahmadi, Co-Founder, Lucrum Versus Capital
    • Ansem (Zion Thomas, AKA @blknoiz06), Crypto Trader
    • Schonda Fields, Senior Product Manager for Indexes, Talos ***
    • Arthur Hayes, Chief Investment Officer, Maelstrom
    • Katherine Johnson, Board of Directors, Blockchain Foundation
    • Michelle O’Connor, Global Marketing and Communications Strategist, Global Blockchain Business Council
    • Ray Salmond, Head of Markets, Cointelegraph 

    POLICY

    • Reba Beeson, General Counsel, AlphaPoint
    • Rashan Colbert, U.S. Policy Director, Crypto Council for Innovation ***
    • Christos Efthymiopoulos, Deputy Director, Bermuda Monetary Authority
    • Kevin Harris, Senior Director, Crypto.com ***
    • TuongVy Le, General Counsel, Veda ***
    • Dominique Little, Government Affairs Lead, Paradigm
    • Janessa Lopez, Head of Digital Assets Policy, Block
    • Tatiana Bowe Manga, Senior U.S. Policy Manager, Ripple
    • Jessica Martinez, U.S. Policy Director, Fireblocks
    • Joshua Rivera, General Counsel, Blockchain Capital ***
    • Nilmini Rubin, Chief Policy Officer, Hedera ***
    • Mary Elizabeth Taylor, Chief Policy Officer, Chainalysis

    COMPLIANCE

    • Salman Banaei, General Counsel, Plume Network
    • Debra Brookes, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Wyoming Stable Token Commission ***
    • Ayana Dow, Senior Counsel, DeFi Education Fund
    • Sulolit "Raj" Mukherjee, J.D., CEO, Bodin Advisory ***
    • Ruby Sekhon, Partner, Chief Legal Officer & Chief Compliance Officer, Polychain Capital
    • Tiffany Smith, Partner, WilmerHale ***
    • Ebony M. Thompson, City Solicitor, Baltimore City, MD
    • Larry Wade, Global Head of Compliance & Regulatory Relations, PayPal 
    • Sara K. Weed, Co-Chair of Global Fintech & Digital Assets, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 

    *** Hear from these visionaries on The Get Down: Beyond Bitcoin Podcast

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