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Peter Smith

Peter Smith

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Peter Smith is a notable thought leader in the financial technology space and the Co-Founder and CEO of Blockchain.com, one of the world's largest and most popular cryptocurrency platforms. After co-founding and advising the company in its early days, Peter stepped into the role of CEO in 2014 and immediately raised $40M, the largest venture capital round for any crypto company at the time. Under his leadership, Blockchain.com has evolved into a leading crypto partner in both the retail and institutional domain, empowering millions of users across the globe to store and transact digital value quickly and without costly intermediaries. Prior to co-founding Blockchain, Peter lived, studied, and worked in the US, Europe, MENA, East Africa, and Asia. A World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, Peter is frequently cited as an authority on cryptocurrencies and the potential impact they'll have across the world.

Professional Experience

Academic History

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS


BLOCKCHAIN.COM

  • Under his leadership, Blockchain.com has evolved into a leading crypto partner in both the retail and institutional domain.

  • His efforts have positioned Blockchain.com at the forefront of the cryptocurrency industry, offering services that include a widely used Bitcoin wallet, an API, and a blockchain explorer​.

  • Retail operations include a global exchange with more than $100M in daily trading volume and a robust brokerage with over 80M crypto wallets across 200 countries.

  • In 2019, he added an Institutional Markets arm that has since partnered with thousands of clients to trade $15B+.

  • The Institutional Markets arm provides $8B+ of credit and structured debt, and creates bespoke solutions for active trading, lending, mining, and DeFi.


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