Charles Cascarilla

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Charles Cascarilla is the Co-Founder and CEO of Paxos, the leading regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform. Charles is a leading figure in the fields of blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, and blockchain investing with more than 20 years of experience in financial services. He co-founded institutional asset management complex Cedar Hill Capital Partners and its venture capital subsidiary, Liberty City Ventures. Earlier in his career, he was a Portfolio Manager at Claiborne Capital, and worked at both Bank of America Securities and Goldman Sachs. In addition to his work at Paxos, Charles serves on the board of several charities and private companies.

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Under his leadership, Paxos has been at the forefront of crypto and blockchain technology since the market's inception.
He has been instrumental in the development of Paxos's regulated blockchain infrastructure platform, which is used by a variety of financial institutions to custody digital assets.
He also co-founded itBit, a crypto exchange that was acquired by Paxos in 2018.
Today, as the first regulated trust company for digital assets, Paxos makes it possible to tokenize, custody, trade, and settle assets.

EARLY CAREER

Charles started his career in financial services equity research, where he built a deep understanding of the trading venues, service providers, institutions and financial products.
He has been a leader in introducing regulatory frameworks to the blockchain industry by securing the first Trust charter for digital assets and by testifying to the US Senate and House of Representatives on the merits of this technology for the global economy.
At Cedar Hill Capital Partners, he managed various funds, including hedge, venture, and private equity funds, with a focus on global financial services and related industries.
Throughout the 2008 financial crisis, he ran an asset management firm and acutely understood the interconnectedness of the market and the risks inherent in the system.

MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS

Charles has been featured in numerous financial media outlets and publications including Fortune, Bloomberg, Forbes, Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance, and CNBC.
He has also been featured in CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, The Block, and Real Vision, among others.

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